Entry No. 15 — the New York City file — filed under: offbeat-museum

The City Reliquary

A nonprofit community museum crammed with the small civic relics of New York City: terracotta shards of landmark buildings, vintage subway tokens, geological core samples of the bedrock under the city, and a shrine-like display of Statue of Liberty souvenirs that formed the museum's original collection. It celebrates the overlooked, everyday artifacts of the city rather than its blockbuster history, and hosts rotating community exhibits and quirky annual events like the Havemeyer Sugar Sweets Festival and Bike Fetish Day.

The move: Wander the cabinet-of-curiosities rooms together and pick your favorite piece of forgotten NYC ephemera, then grab a soda nearby to argue about it.

📍 Before you go Open Thursday through Sunday, roughly noon-6pm. Small space, modest admission.

• 📍 Williamsburg, Brooklyn
• 💸 $
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 370 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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last checked: 2026-06-23