The Players Club

Founded in 1888 by Edwin Booth, Mark Twain and General William Tecumseh Sherman (among other notables), the Players Club sits in a Greek Revival townhouse overlooking Gramercy Park. It's basically an old-style gentlemen's club (though, needless to say, women are welcome nowadays) and is one of those eccentric curiosities that become rarer by the day in NYC. Many events are open to members and their guests only.