Rosendale, New York
Widow Jane Mine
This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.
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Rosendale, New York
This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.
New Paltz, New York
The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.
Carmel Hamlet, New York
The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.
Beacon, New York
This abandoned cemetery is crumbling into ruin, exposing the artifacts and bodies buried there.
Parksville, New York
This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.
Bronx, New York
Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.
Bronx, New York
The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.
Yonkers, New York
An abandoned horticulture institute gloomily presides over rows of derelict and vine-wrought greenhouses.
Yonkers, New York
America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.
Yonkers, New York
A beautiful, historic location open to the public.
Alpine, New Jersey
Said to be haunted, this tower was constructed by a sugar importer as a gift to his wife.
Alpine, New Jersey
Along the Palisades skyline are the ruins of a large mansion built in 1911 and demolished in the 1930s.
Oakland, New Jersey
The remains of a century-old mansion that met a fiery demise years after it was deserted.
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.
Hillsdale, New York
Eight whimsical acres of metal art.
Hamden, Connecticut
Amazing views of Long Island Sound can be seen from this mountaintop tower.
New Paltz, New York
This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Metal dinosaurs lurk in a sculpture garden on the outskirts of a popular resort town.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.
Roxbury, Connecticut
The remnants of a 19th-century ironmaking complex hidden in the woods of Connecticut.
Danbury, Connecticut
A statue commemorating a 16-year old girl's nighttime ride to raise a militia against attacking British troops.
Danbury, Connecticut
This statue commemorates the importance of hat manufacturing to Danbury, once known as the "Hat City of the World."