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This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

This New England drive-in was built to straddle the border between two states.

The life of one of FDR's possible mistresses is preserved in her palatial Hudson Valley mansion.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

35,000 grape hyacinths flow like water down a garden hill.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

How this Pine Barrens hill got its name is uncertain, but on a good day the view from the fire tower is crystal clear.

This enormous abandoned factory is now a makeshift graffiti gallery.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

Astonishing collection of helmets, scientific instruments, and medical models.

Protecting the future of some of the rarest and most misunderstood mammals of North America.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

Along the Palisades skyline are the ruins of a large mansion built in 1911 and demolished in the 1930s.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.