New York, New York
Dyckman Farmhouse
This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.
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New York, New York
This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.
New York, New York
Surrounded by low rise buildings and partially converted into an auto body shop, this marble archway is the only vestige of a forgotten Manhattan estate.
Tomkins Cove, New York
Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.
New York, New York
Manhattan and the Bronx have been playing tug-of-war over this former island neighborhood for more than a century.
Village of Pelham, New York
A century-old historical movie theatre that plays a mix of independent and mainstream films.
Bronx, New York
Small monoliths of several varieties of stone sit alongside a wooded path in the Bronx.
Mamaroneck, New York
The "Skinny House" is made from scrap, salvage, and a neighbor’s kindness.
Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey
This crumbling little graveyard was saved from the undergrowth by concerned veterans.
Stony Point, New York
Hundreds of numbered stakes hidden in the woods mark the graves of the lost souls of a nearby asylum.
Yonkers, New York
A waterway covered over after the Industrial Revolution has been unearthed and cleaned up, for the enjoyment of fish and humans alike.
Yonkers, New York
America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.
Yonkers, New York
A beautiful, historic location open to the public.
Hartsdale, New York
The first pet cemetery in the United States.
Haverstraw, New York
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.'
Dobbs Ferry, New York
This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.
Irvington, New York
This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.
Tappan, New York
This derelict building used to house infirm Freemasons, their widows, and orphans.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.
Tarrytown, New York
One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.
West Nyack, New York
A historic Black graveyard hidden in the parking lot of one of America's largest malls.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
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.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Dobbs Ferry, New York
This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.