Jersey City, New Jersey
Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal
Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Bronx, New York
Bartow Station
A former connection to City Island, it has been abandoned since the 1930s.
New York, New York
Sakagura
More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.
Pawling, New York
Rainbow's End Butterfly Farm
This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.
New York, New York
Russian and Turkish Baths Cafe
Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.
New York, New York
The Hidden Holocaust Memorial of Madison Park
A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.
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.
Permanently Closed
Bridgeport, Connecticut
The Frisbie Pie Company
The location of the pie company that gave a classic toy its name is now a parking lot.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
P.T. Barnum Museum
A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.
Queens, New York
The Ganesh Temple of Queens
This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.
Centerport, New York
Vanderbilt Museum
An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.
Bronx, New York
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage
The famous author's cottage hideaway.
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.
Bronx, New York
Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The first "Hall of Fame" in America was designed by legendary Gilded Age architect Stanford White for what was then the NYU uptown campus.
Glen Cove, New York
Welwyn Preserve
The abandoned grounds and derelict greenhouses of this once-magnificent Edwardian estate are now a nature preserve open for exploration.
Sands Point, New York
Execution Rocks Lighthouse
An isolated beacon with a history of grisly murder and a view of some of literature's greatest inspirations.
Danbury, Connecticut
Danbury Railway Museum
This historic railway museum may have lost its passengers but not its love for trains.
Yonkers, New York
The Science Barge
Self-sufficient greenhouse floating on the Hudson River.
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.
Dobbs Ferry, New York
St. Cabrini Novitiate
This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.
Hartsdale, New York
Hartsdale Pet Cemetery
The first pet cemetery in the United States.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Kykuit, the Rockefeller Estate
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
Kenka
Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?
New York, New York
Frick Bowling Alley
Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.
