Parks in New York State

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.

This formerly abandoned amusement park includes a classic carousel and a replica of Mark Twain's famous hut-like Elmira study.

Home to the abandoned Tioronda Hat Works Factory, this park is a combination of woodlands and marshlands.

A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.

More than 350 million years ago, western New York was covered in a vast sea. Today, you can dig up the remains of the plants and animals that lived there.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.

A waterway covered over after the Industrial Revolution has been unearthed and cleaned up, for the enjoyment of fish and humans alike.

A riverfront park that both remediated and preserved its industrial past.

This giant rock arrived at this quiet park thousands of years ago on the back of a massive glacier.

Nine nice parcels of land along a flight path offer a quiet respite... until a plane soars overhead.

Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”

This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

The rare American Civil War-era weapon was never fired in anger.