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The Fox Sisters, America's leading mediums in the mid-19th century, possessed a table they claimed helped them "communicate" with the dead.

Test your business savvy and play the market for cocktails at this stock exchange-inspired watering hole.

The summit Roosevelt conquered before he descended to become The Chief.

Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.

The loneliest island in New York.

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

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.

An unassuming island in the middle of the Hudson that hosts campers, including Aleister Crowley.

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

A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.

The private island of Yale's elite Skull & Bones society is kind of a dump.

An isolated beacon with a history of grisly murder and a view of some of literature's greatest inspirations.

This one-man homegrown eatery may be the world's most exclusive restaurant with its five-year waiting list.

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

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

The life of one of FDR's possible mistresses is preserved in her palatial Hudson Valley mansion.

The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.

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

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.

This lovely little pond is named after the hundreds of soldiers' corpses that were rolled into the waters during the French-Indian War.

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.

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.

This abandoned factory on the Hudson River once churned out a million bricks a week.