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Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

These mouldering mansion ruins remember a time when the Catskills were nothing but luxury.

"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.

A 19th century hat factory still stands as a crumbling ruin in upstate New York.

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.

A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.

This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

World's largest herd of white deer populate a former U.S. Army depot.

One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.

See wolves, coyotes, and arctic foxes in a natural environment smack in the middle of New York State.

The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.

A six-story treehouse offers spectacular views of New York's Finger Lakes region.

The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.

This natural rock "church" might not be a proper chapel but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.