There’s A Few Hidden Secrets In Brooklyn (You Don’t Know It All)!

Just when you thought you knew everything about Brooklyn, there are a few hidden gems that are sure to make you go, “Really”!

Thrillist recently put together a list of 21 hidden gems in Brooklyn and I pulled a few that made me question how much I really knew about the borough.

Hidden Rooms Inside The Brooklyn Bridge

Towards the Manhattan side of the bridge, there’s a hidden, Cold War-era bomb shelter, which was only rediscovered in 2006 — perfectly intact and filled with supplies like medicine, crackers, and blankets. On the Brooklyn side, there exist a vast series of massive, beautiful music venues, ballrooms, and art spaces that once comprised Brooklyn Bridge Anchorage, but which closed after September 11th due to security concerns.

Abandoned Subway Tunnel Under Atlantic Ave

Once the world’s first subway tunnel, this passageway was sealed up in 1861, when the city banned steam locomotives in Brooklyn; Walt Whitman would later write sadly of its closure. It was forgotten, then briefly remembered and reopened during each of the World Wars (it was suspected, erroneously, to be a Nazi hideout), but was eventually resealed and forgotten again. It was eventually rediscovered by a guy named Bob Diamond in the early ‘80s, who lead rickety tours of the place for a few years, but these were eventually deemed unsafe, and now nobody has been back in years. There’s allegedly an entire steam engine buried somewhere inside.

Tiny Fairy Doors In Williamsburg

There have been teensy doors popping up all over the city, including on Wythe Ave in Brooklyn. Some speculate that they’re designed for mice, while others contend that the doors were clearly constructed by fairies (OBVI GUYS), but it seems like it was all actually started as marketing for the Speakeasy Dollhouse show, but then took on a mind of its own, with non-marketing doors appearing all over.

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Taxidermy Museum In Kensington

Although there’s been rumors of its imminent closing, we called and you can still make visits by appointment to this absolutely incredible Jewish taxidermy museum (but do your own due diligence), displaying everything from giraffes, to elephants, to crocodiles. The best part? You’re completely encouraged to touch the crap out of everything. The space houses more than 500 preserved animals that are described in the Torah.

There’s A Statue Of Liberty In Prospect-Lefferts Gardens

Because Prospect Park isn’t close enough to the actual Statue of Liberty (15-minute train ride away from a decent view of the famous monument? As if, bro.), the Brooklyn Museum’s outdoor garden offers a 37ft-tall replica for your Instagramming pleasure.

But there’s more, but you have to head over to Thrillist.com. Trust me, you want to!

[via Thrillist]