5 Non-Cliche Souvenirs You Should Be Buying From NYC

Forget about the tacky and overpriced "I love New York" T-shirts

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Here's my confession: I used to splurge excessively on useless souvenirs while traveling.

As somebody who travels to New York pretty often, I've bought everything from the cliche landmark keychains to "I love NY" t-shirts and even miniature Statues of Liberty.

I mean, why not? The gruelingly long flight to the Big Apple justifies these rash shopping decisions.

Soon after, I realised these souvenirs wound up collecting dust and learnt that perhaps less is more.

As such, here are my top five souvenir alternatives, that are worth every cent:

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4. MoMa’s gift shop

Apart from visiting the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa), one ought to spend some time at the museum’s gift shop.

You’ll be fascinated by designer trinkets, MoMa X Issey Miyake Bao Bao design pouches and bags, Uniqlo X MoMa collaborative T-shirts and more.

Their acrylic magnets with a sketch of the New York skyline will surely make a better keepsake than a mass-produced, mispainted magnet. Prices start at USD$1.95 for a button pin.

11 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019

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