[WATCH] New York City is Getting a Museum of Pizza This October

Coming to a yet-to-be-disclosed location in Lower Manhattan this October, the Museum of Pizza is a two-week, pop-up food museum that is guaranteed to be a hit. Calling itself "the world's first and only immersive art experience celebrating pizza", the #MoPi will include many Instagrammable exhibits and attractions.

  • The Museum of Pizza artists "gallery"
  • Pizza cave
  • Pizza fun house
  • Pizza beach
  • The interactive history (and untold story) of Pizza
  • "Pizza Zen"
  • Pizza games
  • The official #MoPi Pizza Films screening room and media lab
  • and more

Tickets start at $35 and include admission to the museum and attractions, plus one slice of pizza.

Vintage Photograph Shows Acrobats Performing on Very Edge of Empire State Building in 1931

Acrobats performing at the opening of the Empire State Building, May 1st, 1931
Acrobats performing at the opening of the Empire State Building, May 1st, 1931
Photo: r/nycpics

The Empire State Building opened to the public with much fanfare on May 1st, 1931. As part of the celebrations, this group of acrobats were hired to perform at the top of the skyscraper, balancing on the edge of the observation deck.