Farmington, Connecticut
Shade Swamp Sanctuary
An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.
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Farmington, Connecticut
An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.
Wilmington, New York
A hamlet full of permanent Christmas spirit holds one of the earliest theme parks in the United States.
Lake George, New York
This lovely little pond is named after the hundreds of soldiers' corpses that were rolled into the waters during the French-Indian War.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.
New York, New York
The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.
New York, New York
The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.
Bronx, New York
A riverfront park that both remediated and preserved its industrial past.
Bronx, New York
Final resting place of Typhoid Mary.
Bronx, New York
A former connection to City Island, it has been abandoned since the 1930s.
Bronx, New York
A colonial family tomb that once doubled as New York City’s secret records vault.
Highlands, New Jersey
Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.
New York, New York
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
New York, New York
A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.
New York, New York
A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.
Dobbs Ferry, New York
This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.
Haverstraw, New York
This house was the subject of an Edward Hopper painting, which in turn helped inspire the design of the Bates house in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho.'
Tappan, New York
This derelict building used to house infirm Freemasons, their widows, and orphans.
Irvington, New York
This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.
Norwich, Connecticut
Made of bronze and wearing a blue gown, this lady sat in the same location in the Yantic Cemetery for more than 119 years.
Groton, Connecticut
The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.
Griswold, Connecticut
The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.
Brooklyn, New York
A mysterious, abandoned building rotting on the Brooklyn waterfront.
Staten Island, New York
The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.
Queens, New York
This Queens hospital has stood abandoned for almost 20 years after its patients were secretly relocated in the dead of night.