Untapped Cities

Untapped Cities is a collective of more than 200 contributors dedicated to exploring and showcasing the vibrant aspects of urban living from cities worldwide. Our team of writers and photographers actively roams the streets to discover unique spots, intriguing stories, and exciting events. We focus on the overlooked and the forgotten—those hidden gems that shape our understanding of city life both today and tomorrow.

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The Art Spy Book Launch w/ Michelle Young

1 week ago | untappedcities.com | Nicole Saraniero

Tour Highlights:⭐ Live talk is free and open to members and non-members!Celebrate the launch of The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose VallandWho was Rose Valland?
A Salvaged Banksy Mural is Now on View in NYC

3 weeks ago | untappedcities.com | Nicole Saraniero

Become a paid member to listen to this article This Banksy mural has been out of view for more than ten years, but now it can be yours. The heart-shaped balloon dotted with criss-cross bandages made worldwide news when it appeared in 2013 on the wall of a warehouse in Red hook, Brooklyn...and set off a tagging war. Within days, the piece outside the Vassilios family's warehouse at 142 King Street was defaced by two other graffiti artists.
Exploring New York’s Industrial Past in "Cathedrals of Industry"

3 weeks ago | untappedcities.com | Nicole Saraniero

Tour Highlights: See into NYC's industrial past by viewing photographs of places like the West Side Piers before they were torn down for Battery Park City and the Hoboken Ferry Terminal in the 1970s (the deteriorated Beaux Arts concourse is now finally being restored!) Discover the remnants of American industry and the ones still operating in New York City, from Streit’s Matzo Factory to a silk flower workshop Explore rarely-seen interiors, like inside an IRT substation hiding in plain sight...
Fiber Arts Take Over a Former Seaport Warehouse in NYC

3 weeks ago | untappedcities.com | Nicole Saraniero

Become a paid member to listen to this article Works of art made from felt, thread, yarn, colorful fabrics, and other textile materials have transformed a former 18th-century warehouse into an immersive art experience. After a successful debut exhibition last year, The Golden Thread, a fiber-arts exhibit presented by BravinLee Programs, returns to the South Street Seaport with 60 new artists and over 100 artworks, including 8 site-specific installations.
An Original Stone Eagle Comes Home to Penn Station in NYC

4 weeks ago | untappedcities.com | Nicole Saraniero

Become a paid member to listen to this article The original Penn Station building that opened in 1910 had 22 stone eagles perched around its cornice (we tracked down 19 of them).
Video: Masstransiscope, A Zoetrope Art Piece in an Abandoned NYC Subway Station

1 month ago | untappedcities.com | Michelle Young

Become a paid member to listen to this article Masstransiscope is one of those great serendipitous surprises that brightens up your commute; plus, it’s located in an abandoned subway station in Brooklyn. Installed by Arts for Transit in 1980, the piece by Bill Brand works like a giant zoetrope–a cartoon that comes to life through the movement of the subway.
Rediscovering WPA Poster Art of the National Parks with Ranger Doug

1 month ago | untappedcities.com | Nicole Saraniero

Meet Ranger Doug, a former Grand Teton National Park ranger who stumbled on a lost WPA-era poster and launched a 40-year mission to rediscover the National Park's lost art legacy Follow Ranger Doug's journey to unearth the original posters—told in his book, Ranger of the Lost Art: Rediscovering the WPA Poster Art of Our National Parks Get the inside scoop on what makes WPA-style artwork so iconic as you admire original park posters created by the Federal Art Project from 1938 to 1942 Discover...
How to See the Liberty Bell...in Queens

1 month ago | untappedcities.com | AJ Schenkman

Become a paid member to listen to this article You don't have to go to Philadelphia to see a Liberty Bell. On January 15, 1954, Queensborough President James A. Lundy and Queens County Bank President Joseph Upton cut a ribbon opening the newest branch of the Queens County Savings Bank in Kew Gardens Hills. This bank was unlike any other in New York City because it was built as a replica of Independence Hall in Philadelphia—Liberty Bell and all.
NYC's Outrageous April Fools' Day Parade Turns 40

1 month ago | untappedcities.com | Nicole Saraniero

Become a paid member to listen to this article April Fools' Day in New York City has been marked by a "satirical spectacle" of "outrageous floats and unrelenting mockery" for forty years with the annual April Fools' Day Parade. Created in 1986 by artist Joey Skaggs, the parade will March along 5th Avenue from 59th Street to Washington Square Park starting at noon ET on Tuesday, April 1st.
Inside NYC's Smallest Store, Dr. Silkman's in SoHo

1 month ago | untappedcities.com | Nicole Saraniero

Secrets of NYC Become a paid member to listen to this article Inside New York City's smallest store, Dr. Silkman's at 401 W. Broadway in SoHo, you'll find a few quirky items like a sink from an old penitentiary, shelves from a 19th-century church, and a taxidermy monkey. Occupying a total of 50 square feet, the eclectic store is meant to feel like an early 20th-century doctor's private study, and you, the customer, are one of his most exclusive clients.