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“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Brooklyn vintners creating world-class wine in a city not known for its vineyards.

Four cars from the old system were once on display, but were removed in 2014.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

Filled with history, this cemetery is maintained each summer by a few hungry goats.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Tucked behind New Jersey's abandoned Gingerbread Castle lie the eerie ruins of a once-flourishing paper mill.

A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.

Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

Staten Island's original central park is the former home of the city water supply as well as thousands of immigrant graves.

On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.

North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

A simple plaque remembers an act of WWI terrorism that obliterated an island and forever scarred the Statue of Liberty.

It would take 35 firetrucks to fill this enormous glacial pothole.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

A small museum along the Susquehanna River is home to a rich collection of Native American artifacts.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

A unusual sanctuary for abused and exotic animals in South Jersey.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

The remains of a century-old mansion that met a fiery demise years after it was deserted.