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

A collection of unique outdoor sculptures surounded by the beauty of nature.

A formerly abandoned mental institute, now back in business.

This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.

These World War I shooting range tunnels are now haunted halls of underground graffiti accessed through the roots of a tree.

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

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

A deteriorating 1990s Girl Scout camp in a beautiful lush park on Lake Ontario.

An abandoned asylum once on the cutting edge of lobotomies may be reborn as a Christian college.

This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

An old abandoned mining town in The Adirondacks where Theodore Roosevelt first learned of the shooting of President William McKinley.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.

This mouldering abandoned mental hospital was once a center for progressive healing.