Queens, New York
Vander Ende-Onderdonk House
The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.
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Queens, New York
The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Beacon, New York
Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.
Mahopac, New York
This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.
Dobbs Ferry, New York
This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Sleepy Hollow, New York
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.
New York, New York
A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.
Bronx, New York
Small monoliths of several varieties of stone sit alongside a wooded path in the Bronx.
New York, New York
Surrounded by low rise buildings and partially converted into an auto body shop, this marble archway is the only vestige of a forgotten Manhattan estate.
New York, New York
Manhattan and the Bronx have been playing tug-of-war over this former island neighborhood for more than a century.
Bronx, New York
The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.
New York, New York
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
Messina, Italy
An eccentric home in Sicily turns heads on a regular basis.
Syracuse, Italy
Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.
New York, New York
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
New York, New York
An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.
New York, New York
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
New York, New York
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
New York, New York
A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.
New York, New York
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
New York, New York
Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.