New York, April 25 -- New Yorkers might know their city like the back of their hand, but there's still a plethora of old places to explore, you just have to know where to look.

From historic residential groves and tiny roads that have been left behind by the requirements for vehicle traffic to alleyways that were only used for horses and carriages back in the day.

Here are 10 amazing hidden streets in NYC you can visit right now:

Washington Mews, Greenwich Village

A private, gated but often open street just north of Washington Square Park, between Fifth Avenue and University Place, is a trip back in time to the days of row houses and stables. Around 1950, NYU rented most of these buildings and converted them into faculty housing and o...