Self-sufficient greenhouse floating on the Hudson River.

A waterway covered over after the Industrial Revolution has been unearthed and cleaned up, for the enjoyment of fish and humans alike.

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.

A beautiful, historic location open to the public.

Small monoliths of several varieties of stone sit alongside a wooded path in the Bronx.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

The tiniest little stage in New York.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.

Featuring the the longest lift span of any vertical-lift bridge in the world.

Once forgotten, this strip of sand was a rare beachside haven for Black Americans in Atlantic City.

This stained glass window designed by Tiffany Studios is hidden behind the circulation desk of a public library.

This historic church with a connection to "Uncle Sam" is now a fraternity house.

This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.

These sculptures were designed to beautify this neighborhood when it was established in the 1940s.

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

One of the holiest places in the region, devotees come to Tirta Empul to bathe in the holy spring water.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

The saddest little diner in New York.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

This Queens hospital has stood abandoned for almost 20 years after its patients were secretly relocated in the dead of night.

Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.