Brooklyn, New York
Dead Horse Bay
First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.
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Brooklyn, New York
First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.
New York, New York
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
Queens, New York
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
Queens, New York
The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.
Brooklyn, New York
Final resting place for the Triangle Shirtwaist fire’s unidentified victims.
New York, New York
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
New York, New York
Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.
Brooklyn, New York
A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.
Brooklyn, New York
You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.
New York, New York
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
New York, New York
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
Brooklyn, New York
Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.
New York, New York
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
New York, New York
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
New York, New York
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
Brooklyn, New York
This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.
Queens, New York
A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".
Brooklyn, New York
“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."
Brooklyn, New York
Enormous one time fiber mill now houses local artists and small businesses.
Brooklyn, New York
Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.
Brooklyn, New York
A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories
Brooklyn, New York
HBO series' stage tucked away in a Greenpoint lot is the largest theatrical set of its kind in the United States.
Brooklyn, New York
One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.