The Performing Garage

One of the finest examples of the cast-iron-facade buildings that SoHo is famous for. Built in 1857, it is considered as one of the first buildings where the cast-iron structure was left uncovered and rather shaped into the ornamental form replacing a traditional brick, stone or plaster facade. Mr Haughwout ran a tableware emporium sprawling over the building's five stories, famous far beyond the city to the extent that it was there where Mary Todd Lincoln purchased new china for the White House. The emporium also provided customers with a convenience that was a world first — a passenger elevator by Elisha Otis, soon to become a de rigueur amenity of all new buildings in New York.

Specializes in contemporary art including paintings, sculptures, and photography by American and European artists. Past artists have included: Lawrence Beck, Robert Feintuch, Jeff Koons, Grazia Toderi, Philip Haas, Barry Le Va, Anne and Patrick Poirier, and more.

Performing arts venue.

Designed by Walter De Maria for the Dia Art Foundation, the Earth Room is a whole floor filled with 250 cubic yards of dirt.

Closed until further notice. Housed in a restored 1904 firehouse, the NYC Fire Museum covers the history of fire fighting in the United States from the 18th century to the present. Displays include antique aparatus, uniforms and equipment, as well as an apartment fire simulator.

A 1973 piece of minimalist artwork — actually, ranging for 8 stories, quite large rather than minimal — by Forrest Myers graces the blind wall of the building at 599 Broadway. It has actually been removed and rebuilt in the 2000s because of its impact on the wall it is placed on, placed higher to allow for street-level advertising below it. Because of its prominent location at the intersection of Broadway and Houston Street, it is often referred to as marking the Gateway to Soho.