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Yonkers, New York
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research
An abandoned horticulture institute gloomily presides over rows of derelict and vine-wrought greenhouses.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Niagara Falls, New York
Edward Dean Adams Power Plant
Genesis of modern hydroelectric power.
Brooklyn, New York
New York Dock Co. buildings
Two monstrous warehouses. One now holds priceless works of art, the other stands abandoned and dilapidated.
Buffalo, New York
Abandoned Wonder Bread Factory
A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.
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Rome, New York
Erie Canal Village
A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal, abandoned for some time, slowly being restored.
Queens, New York
Jacob Riis Park Bathhouse
A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.
New York, New York
Rucker Park
The legendary court where emerging basketball players gain their street cred.
Brooklyn, New York
Lipsius Cook House
This 19th century brick building in Brooklyn stands out like the anachronistic landmark that it is.
Fishers Island, New York
North Dumpling Island
Want to build a wind turbine? Secede from the nation.
Neversink, New York
Neversink
The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.
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Roslyn, New York
The Ruins of Harbor Hill
All that remains of a magnate's dream home is a historic gate and an abandoned public pool.
Pawling, New York
Akin Free Library
The attic and basement house two museums stuffed with oddities like swallowed spoon handles and a shrunken head.
Bronx, New York
Bartow Station
A former connection to City Island, it has been abandoned since the 1930s.
Mahopac, New York
Donald J. Trump State Park
This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.
Cold Spring, New York
West Point Foundry Preserve
This abandoned ironworks was once the most important military supplier in America.
Highland, New York
Slabsides
The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.
Woodstock, New York
Woodstock School of Art Sculpture Garden
A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.
New York, New York
The Wendel House
The former home of the reclusive "Weird Wendels" who dominated New York real estate a century before Donald Trump.
Saranac, New York
Atlas Missile Silo Home
Secluded amid upstate New York’s Adirondack Mountains lies this subterranean emblem of a nation on the brink of nuclear war. And it's for sale.
Speculator, New York
The Mini Route 66
The great American road trip, but smaller.
Staten Island, New York
Willowbrook State School
Failed state-supported institution meant to rehabilitate students with intellectual disabilities.
Montauk, New York
Camp Hero
A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.
Orient, New York
Plum Island Animal Disease Center
A tiny islet just off Long Island offers a wealth of infectious curiosities.
New York, New York
The Jane Hotel
This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.
