Obscura and ice cream

Today I was in New York City and I found two new favorite businesses, both located in the East Village.

First, I found a store that I would be proud to own myself - "Obscura - Antiques & Oddities." Every object I laid eyes on made me want to dash home and start a new artwork! Bones, mummified items, old medicine bottles, taxidermy, and other such strange antiques were on the shelves. It is a small shop, but if you enjoy collecting unusual items such as these or are just a bit curious you should definitely stop by. Obscura is located at 280 East 10th Street (between 1st Avenue & Avenue A), New York, NY.

Next was "Stogo", a gormet organic dairy-free (kosher, gluten free, vegan...) ice cream place which, despite its alternative recipe, served the most delicious ice cream I've ever eaten. The staff is very personable, the location is great, and who can go wrong with dairyfreekosherglutenfreeveganicecream? Their address is: 159 2nd Avenue, New York, NY - the entrance is located on East 10th.