Brooklyn, New York
Gowanus Batcave
Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.
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Brooklyn, New York
Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.
New York, New York
The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.
New York, New York
Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.
Bronx, New York
The loneliest island in New York.
Queens, New York
Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.
New York, New York
The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.
Brooklyn, New York
First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.
Brooklyn, New York
Oldest surviving example of a Dutch saltbox frame house in America.
New York, New York
One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.
Staten Island, New York
The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.
New York, New York
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
Bronx, New York
Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.
New York, New York
An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.
Brooklyn, New York
One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.
New York, New York
This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.
New York, New York
The "Seinfeld" diner.
New York, New York
A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
New York, New York
The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.
New York, New York
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
New York, New York
Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.
New York, New York
A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.
New York, New York
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
New York, New York
Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.
New York, New York
More gold than anywhere else, ever.