Tappan, New York
German Masonic Home of Tappan
This derelict building used to house infirm Freemasons, their widows, and orphans.
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Tappan, New York
This derelict building used to house infirm Freemasons, their widows, and orphans.
Stony Point, New York
Hundreds of numbered stakes hidden in the woods mark the graves of the lost souls of a nearby asylum.
Brooklyn, New York
This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.
New York, New York
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Queens, New York
Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.
New York, New York
The "Seinfeld" diner.
Bloomfield, New Jersey
This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.
Bronx, New York
Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.
Dobbs Ferry, New York
This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Thiells, New York
Decades after testing the polio vaccine on unwitting patients, this historic mental hospital sits in ruin.
Bronx, New York
The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.
New York, New York
Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.
Fair Lawn, New Jersey
The first neighborhood to implement the Garden City model in its suburban planning.
New York, New York
A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.
Yonkers, New York
America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.