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11. St Patrick’s Catacombs
Of course you must visit the famous St Patrick’s Cathedral on 5th Avenue, but did you know that there’s another one downtown? Some of the most famous residents of the city have found their final resting place here for more than two centuries, including Andrew Carrigan, Dr Robert W. Hogan and Thomas O’Connor, but be aware that access is only available as part of a tour, which is conducted by candlelight for maximum atmosphere – book ahead. If subterranean adventures aren’t your thing, then the cemeteries are also well worth a wander.
12. K-Town
Everyone knows about Chinatown and Little Italy but you need to factor a trip to K-Town into your Manhattan visit too: it’s where you’ll find the best Korean food this side of Seoul. Seoul food, if you will. Located in midtown Manhattan (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues) this is where to come for Korean spas and epic barbecue restaurants, some of which are open all night long – the perfect place to refuel after you’ve blasted your lungs at one of the karaokes, for which the neighborhood is also known. There are billiard halls where you can shoot pool under disco lights, as well as spas where you can watch nature scenes playing out on the walls while you relax and unwind from all of that big city madness – or just from the oddness of reading street signs in Korean.
