Beacon, New York
Zelda Fitzgerald's Abandoned Sanatorium
The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
Bellevue Hospital
The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.
New York, New York
Bemelmans Bar
The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.
Queens, New York
Houdini's Grave
The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.
Bronx, New York
North Brother Island
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
Angel Orensanz Foundation
The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.
Beacon, New York
Bannerman's Castle
Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.
New York, New York
Lower East Side Toy Company (The Back Room)
Become a prohibition rebel.
New York, New York
Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
New York, New York
C. O. Bigelow Apothecary
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
Haines Falls, New York
Kaaterskill Falls and the Bayard of Dogs
A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.
New York, New York
Trinity Churchyard
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
The Treasures in the Trash Collection
A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.
New York, New York
Tannen's Magic Shop
New York's oldest magic store.
New York, New York
New York's Hidden Tropical Forest
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
Staten Island, New York
Nonnas of the World
A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Cat Sanctuary
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
Brooklyn, New York
Le Boudoir
Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.
New York, New York
Mmuseumm
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
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New York, New York
The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
New York, New York
Dream House
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
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Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
Museum of Mourning Art
Arlington Cemetery exhibit dedicated to death and grieving.
Lilly, Pennsylvania
Cresson Sanatorium and Prison
This sanitorium-turned-asylum-turned-prison is now abandoned and a hotspot for enjoyers of the paranormal.
