New Hyde Park, New York
Denton House McDonald's
This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Petersburg, New York
The Snow Hole
This locally-famous crevasse in New York State is icy all year round.
Pittsford, New York
Mushroom House of Rochester
Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.
Ithaca, New York
Wilder Brain Collection
This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.
New York, New York
Site of Columbia University's Nuclear Reactor
This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.
Hyde Park, New York
The Hyde Park Vanderbilt Mansion
"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."
Buffalo, New York
Richardson Olmsted Complex
Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.
Queens, New York
Bayside Cemetery
One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.
New York, New York
Poster House Museum
The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.
New York, New York
Jean-Michel Basquiat Commemorative Plaque
The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.
New York, New York
La Plaza Cultural
This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.
Howes Cave, New York
Howe Caverns
Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?
Syosset, New York
Ruins of King Zog's Estate
An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.
Glen Cove, New York
Welwyn Preserve
The abandoned grounds and derelict greenhouses of this once-magnificent Edwardian estate are now a nature preserve open for exploration.
New York, New York
767 Third Avenue
A Manhattan office building is home to the world’s largest chess board.
New York, New York
Carnegie Hall Archives
More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.
Buffalo, New York
Abandoned Wonder Bread Factory
A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.
Dover Plains, New York
Dover Plains Stone Church
This natural rock "church" might not be a proper chapel but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful.
Cassadaga, New York
Lily Dale Spiritualist Community
Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.
New York, New York
C-Squat
A notorious punk house turned co-op.
Chatham, New York
Taconic Sculpture Park
Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.
New York, New York
Secret Apartment in the Fort Washington Library
This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.
Brooklyn, New York
Steinberg Sculpture Garden
A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Lighthouse
A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.
