Places aekime Wants to Go

This house was the subject of an Edward Hopper painting, which in turn helped inspire the design of the Bates house in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho.'

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.

This museum focuses on the history and culture of the German settlers in Pennsylvania.

A well-preserved example of an early industrial operation in the northeastern United States.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

Built in 1821 using rooms from another estate, the Phillips House is the only historic home on scenic Chestnut Street open to the public.

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

This three-story Victorian mansion is now home to the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center headquarters.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.