In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

Nope, not Washington Irving's house.

The most confusing clock in New York.

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

This stained glass window designed by Tiffany Studios is hidden behind the circulation desk of a public library.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

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.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

This monument pays tribute to the city’s contribution to basketball history.

Take a trip back to the 1950s and the heyday of the road trip along Historic Route 20.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

An interesting look into 18th-century American history.

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

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.