Rosendale, New York
Widow Jane Mine
This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
Castle Williams
In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.
Queens, New York
The Abandoned Rockaway Beach Branch of the Long Island Railroad
A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.
Little Falls, New York
Beardslee Castle
Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Kykuit, the Rockefeller Estate
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.
Sodus, New York
Abandoned Girl Scout Camp at Beechwood State Park
A deteriorating 1990s Girl Scout camp in a beautiful lush park on Lake Ontario.
New York, New York
Nikola Tesla Street Corner
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
Queens, New York
Fort Tilden
This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.
Permanently Closed
Dansville, New York
Jackson Sanatorium
Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.
New York, New York
Broadway Flea Market
An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.
Brooklyn, New York
Green-Wood Cemetery
A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.
Syracuse, New York
Tree of 40 Fruit
A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.
Brooklyn, New York
Coney Island Museum
An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.
Buffalo, New York
Shark Girl
The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.
Brooklyn, New York
The Carousel in Prospect Park
You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.
Cold Spring, New York
Ruins of the Cornish Estate
A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.
New York, New York
Wall Street Bombing Scars
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
Queens, New York
The Ganesh Temple of Queens
This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.
Staten Island, New York
Remains of Fort Wadsworth
Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.
New York, New York
Plaque of Nikola Tesla on Radio Wave Building
The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.
Rhinebeck, New York
Wyndcliffe Mansion
What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.
Ithaca, New York
Six Mile Creek
In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.
Brooklyn, New York
Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies
“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."
New York, New York
The Hangman's Elm
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
