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West Milford, New Jersey
Jungle Habitat
This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned.
41.1321, -74.3407
Kings Park, New York
Abandoned Kings Park Psychiatric Center
Beneath the mossy overgrowth covering this once-sprawling campus lies decades of history and the secrets that come with it.
40.8950, -73.2360
Flanders, New York
Big Duck
A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.
40.9072, -72.6224
Sag Harbor, New York
Sag Harbor Cinema
This century-old independent movie theater with an iconic Art Deco neon sign survived a devastating fire in 2016.
41.0003, -72.2955
Montauk, New York
Camp Hero
A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.
41.0636, -71.8756
Fire Island, New York
Fire Island Lighthouse
A historic lighthouse steeped in rumors of ghost and pirate stories.
40.6318, -73.2160
Queens, New York
Fort Totten
Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.
40.7927, -73.7766
West Hills, New York
Jayne's Hill
The poet Walt Whitman was a frequent visitor to this spot, the highest on Long Island.
40.8151, -73.4251
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.
40.8234, -73.5306
New Hope, Pennsylvania
Bowman's Hill Tower
This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.
40.3263, -74.9381
New Hope, Pennsylvania
Boomer
This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.
40.3599, -74.9500
Johnson City, New York
Carousel Capital of the World
The Binghamton area is home to six of the last remaining hand-carved vintage carousels.
42.1175, -75.9500
Binghamton, New York
Roberson Mansion
An allegedly haunted testament to a local businessman's desire for status, posterity, and charity.
42.0940, -75.9187
Binghamton, New York
Bundy Museum of History and Art
This local landmark is home to art galleries and the area's only community darkroom.
42.1016, -75.9279
Binghamton, New York
Rod Serling Gazebo
A gazebo that inspired the fifth episode of the "Twilight Zone" still stands in the creator's hometown
42.0993, -75.9337
Amityville, New York
Amityville Horror House
The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.
40.6665, -73.4143
Bellerose, New York
Queens County Farm Museum
The oldest continuously operating farm in New York State.
40.7483, -73.7235
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