Nerds in New York

I know that this isn't like my other posts, but it is still relevant. I just recently came back from a trip to New York City, and I felt that it was appropriate to talk about some of the nerdy things that I did there.

One nerdy place that I visited was Forbidden Planet, a nerdy store. They had everything you could imagine: Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, superheroes, and so on. It felt like a sort of nerd paradise.

Forbidden Planet

Right next door was The Strand, which is a bookstore. As an English major and a lover of books, I was amazed by what I saw inside. There were about four floors in the store, with books piled from floor to ceiling.

The Strand

Anyone familiar with the Science channel would recognize this name: Obscura. Obscura Antiques and Oddities is a small store in New York. It was made famous by the show Oddities. I was excited to finally see the store in person, but it turned out to be a bit disappointing. There were a lot of interesting objects inside, but it was not the same store that they use in the show. (I have a theory that there is another store used for the show, and that this one is for tourists.)


Obscura Antiques and Oddities

As a big Doctor Who fan, there was one thing in Central Park that I had to see: Bethesda Fountain. Earlier in this season of Doctor Who, this fountain was featured in an episode called "The Angels Take Manhattan". This episode is particularly upsetting for any Doctor Who fans, as it is was the last time that we saw Amy Pond and Rory Williams, the Doctor's companions.

Bethesda Fountain

Close-up of Bethesda Fountain