Hidden gems in Stati Uniti

The little-known corners of Stati Uniti: villages, nature and places far from mass tourism, to discover at a slow pace.

Above 55 Water Street, an acre of lawn and wood suspended over the Financial District: views of the East River, used almost only by office workers.

Greenacre Park, Turtle Bay: a 25-foot waterfall in a vest-pocket park at 217 E 51st St, a gift from the Rockefellers in 1971.

In NoMad, behind a garden, the Church of the Transfiguration: English Gothic from 1849, a lych-gate, and the story of New York's actors.

In Williamsburg, a civic museum in a storefront window: dentures from Dead Horse Bay, World's Fair memorabilia, and a shrine to Jackie Robinson.