Yonkers, New York
Lenoir Preserve
A beautiful, historic location open to the public.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Dover Plains, New York
Oniontown
This isolated community does not want you to visit.
Johnson City, New York
Carousel Capital of the World
The Binghamton area is home to six of the last remaining hand-carved vintage carousels.
Queens, New York
Greaser on a Clock
A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.
Syracuse, New York
Niagara Mohawk Building
This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.
Brooklyn, New York
'Jumping Jack' Power Plant
A mysterious, abandoned building rotting on the Brooklyn waterfront.
Brooklyn, New York
Coney Island Creek
Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.
Bronx, New York
Bartow Station
A former connection to City Island, it has been abandoned since the 1930s.
Saugerties, New York
Opus 40
One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.
Buffalo, New York
Shark Girl
The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.
Brooklyn, New York
The Carousel in Prospect Park
You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.
Queens, New York
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
Bronx, New York
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage
The famous author's cottage hideaway.
New York, New York
Bellevue Hospital
The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.
New York, New York
Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
New York, New York
Track 61
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
Bennington, Vermont
Lincoln Square
The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."
Brattleboro, Vermont
Retreat Tower
Designed as a place for patients to take in the scenery, this tower has a dark history.
Rutland, Vermont
Wilson Castle
A beautiful, creepy 19th-century castle stands incongruously in rural Vermont.
Westerly, Rhode Island
Flying Horse Carousel
One of the oldest carousels in the United States is still running in the coastal village of Watch Hill.
Providence, Rhode Island
Industrial National Bank Building
Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.
Newport, Rhode Island
Rose Island Lighthouse
You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.
Solon, Maine
South Solon Meeting House
Floor-to-ceiling frescoes by local art students cover the interior of a nearly 200-year-old church.
