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An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

A working metal shop and venue for outrageous art and music shows in a former cannonball factory.

Haven for steampunks.

This abandoned factory on the Hudson River once churned out a million bricks a week.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.

A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

19th century cemetery hidden in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.

An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.

This natural rock "church" might not be a proper chapel but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful.

These World War I shooting range tunnels are now haunted halls of underground graffiti accessed through the roots of a tree.