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A six-story treehouse offers spectacular views of New York's Finger Lakes region.

This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.

Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.

This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.

Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.

Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

This natural rock "church" might not be a proper chapel but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful.

An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.

Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

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.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.

For over 80 years, Mayan ruins stood proudly in a most unlikely location.

Beneath the mossy overgrowth covering this once-sprawling campus lies decades of history and the secrets that come with it.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.