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A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

Discover the taste of mold.

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

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

The abandoned grounds and derelict greenhouses of this once-magnificent Edwardian estate are now a nature preserve open for exploration.

Spies, love letters, and ghost stories have all left their mark on this home-cum-museum.

Some of the earliest burial grounds of New York State are to be found hidden away in this quaint town.

This 19th-century Hamptons windmill was once home to modernist painter Agnes Pelton.

This private island is still in the family after a 400-year history including a witch hunt, a pirate, and multiple wars.

The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

The former residence of Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman, an enslaved African-American woman who successfully sued for her freedom.

The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.

Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

This hidden bridge is where local children leave gifts and messages for the island's fay folk.

This Victorian water wheel is affectionately nicknamed "Little Isabella."

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.