Places badgersofdoom Wants to Go

The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

The famous facade of Grand Central Terminal hides a regulation tennis court—and it's not the first one.

A yoga studio and venue for "chill-out parties" in a former chicken slaughterhouse.

This isolated community does not want you to visit.

The oldest continuously operating farm in New York State.

A distillery built on (and above!) mobster Dutch Schultz's Prohibition-era underground moonshine business.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

A hamlet full of permanent Christmas spirit holds one of the earliest theme parks in the United States.

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Lehigh Valley barge No. 79 still gets tugged along - but now it houses a museum and unusual performances.

Tucked away on the second floor of a small town library is one of the great private Victorian taxidermy collections looking today very much like it did in 1909.

One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.

An upstate New York garage advertises its services by literally putting the automobile above all else.

A 19th century hat factory still stands as a crumbling ruin in upstate New York.

An abandoned tuberculosis hospital moulders on into an uncertain future.

Staten Island's original central park is the former home of the city water supply as well as thousands of immigrant graves.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

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

This roadside dinosaur park offered up lumpy neon thunder lizards in the name of kitsch and education.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.