New York, New York
Angel Orensanz Foundation
The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Lenin Statue at Red Square
Salute the leader of the proletariat.
New York, New York
The Lightship Frying Pan
Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.
Brooklyn, New York
Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
A burial ground of rusting metal grave markers.
Queens, New York
Houdini's Grave
The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.
Queens, New York
Bayside Cemetery
One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.
New York, New York
Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
New York, New York
The Ramble Cave
Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.
New York, New York
Crabs of Cleopatra’s Needle
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
New York, New York
Blockhouse No. 1
This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.
Queens, New York
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
New York, New York
Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
Queens, New York
The Alley Pond Giant
The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.
New Hyde Park, New York
Denton House McDonald's
This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.
Sands Point, New York
Sands Point Preserve
The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.
Oyster Bay, New York
The Hidden Colonial Cemeteries of Oyster Bay
Some of the earliest burial grounds of New York State are to be found hidden away in this quaint town.
Oyster Bay, New York
Raynham Hall Museum
Spies, love letters, and ghost stories have all left their mark on this home-cum-museum.
Syosset, New York
Ruins of King Zog's Estate
An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.
Cold Spring Harbor, New York
The Whaling Museum
Whale bones, scrimshaw, and sperm oil make up just a part of this comprehensive collection of whaling history.
Amityville, New York
Amityville Horror House
The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.
Centerport, New York
Vanderbilt Museum
An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.
Centerport, New York
William Vanderbilt's Abandoned Salt Water Pool
A millionaire's abandoned swimming pool from the gilded age of one of America's most distinguished families.
Kings Park, New York
St. Johnland Cemetery
This forgotten graveyard in rural New York State once served a pioneering hospital.
Permanently Closed
Kings Park, New York
Abandoned Kings Park Psychiatric Center
Beneath the mossy overgrowth covering this once-sprawling campus lies decades of history and the secrets that come with it.
