Oyster Bay, New York
Raynham Hall Museum
Spies, love letters, and ghost stories have all left their mark on this home-cum-museum.
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Yonkers, New York
The Science Barge
Self-sufficient greenhouse floating on the Hudson River.
Rochester, New York
The Playhouse Swillburger
A bar, burger joint, and arcade housed in a late 19th-century church building.
New York, New York
WPA Murals of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.
Keene Valley, New York
Lake Tear of the Clouds
Teddy Roosevelt’s famous “midnight ride to the presidency" started at this small lake high up in the Adirondacks.
Penn Yan, New York
Largest Pancake Griddle In the World
This oversize piece of novelty cookware once cooked the largest pancake in the world.
Johnson City, New York
Carousel Capital of the World
The Binghamton area is home to six of the last remaining hand-carved vintage carousels.
Buffalo, New York
The Relic Collection at St. John Gualbert's Church
This sprawling collection of saintly relics includes such fascinations as wood from the Cross of Jesus and threads from Mary's veil.
Woodstock, New York
Woodstock Artists Cemetery
Now the final resting place of prominent artists and musicians, it was originally founded to separate the rich from the poor in death.
Mamaroneck, New York
The Seely House
The "Skinny House" is made from scrap, salvage, and a neighbor’s kindness.
New York, New York
Harry Jenning's Rat Pit of the Five Points
This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.
Queens, New York
Greaser on a Clock
A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.
Northport, New York
The Little Prince Statue
This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.
Sanborn, New York
Native American Museum of Art
This overlooked gem outside Niagara Falls preserves and celebrates Iroquois culture.
New York, New York
Hall of North American Mammals
Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.
Hartsdale, New York
Hartsdale Pet Cemetery
The first pet cemetery in the United States.
Barryville, New York
Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct Suspension Bridge
Oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States.
Buffalo, New York
Pierce-Arrow Museum
This Buffalo museum hides an Art Deco gas station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Cooperstown, New York
The Cardiff Giant
A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.
New York, New York
Amiable Child Monument
One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.
Rochester, New York
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.
Palmyra, New York
The Sacred Grove
A field in which God and his son Jesus purportedly appeared to a young farm boy named Joseph Smith.
Albany, New York
The Mummy Ankhefenmut
A CT scan revealed the identity of this 3,000-year-old mummy that everyone erroneously thought was female.
New York, New York
Fliers and Explorers Globe
A prized globe signed by Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh sits in the Brooklyn office of the American Geographical Society.
