Poughkeepsie, New York
Poughkeepsie Cast Iron Building (and Its Lego Model)
A building made mostly of cast iron features a 1:45 scale lego model of its self.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Upton, New York
Brookhaven Gamma Forest
Starting in 1961, Brookhaven National Labs regularly irradiated a section of forest with a canister of Cesium-137 to study the effects of hard gamma radiation on an ecosystem.
New York, New York
The Pickle Guys
The Pickle Guys stand as a salt-stained holdout of the Lower East Side’s historic pushcart culture.
West Shokan, New York
The Drowned Towns of the Ashokan Reservoir
Beneath its placid surface, one of New York City's primary sources of drinking water hides a haunted past.
Fire Island, New York
Sunken Forest
A rare forest habitat nestled behind two sand dunes.
Port Jervis, New York
Tri-States Monument
A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.
Ithaca, New York
Carl Sagan's Grave
It's common to find the famous science communicator's grave adorned with pale blue marbles.
Niagara Falls, New York
The Turtle (Native American Center for the Living Arts)
One of “America’s Most Endangered Historic Places” is a building shaped like a giant turtle.
Penn Yan, New York
Public Universal Friend Exhibit
This non-binary preacher formed a religious movement in the region of New York later known as the “Burned-Over District.”
Bluff Point, New York
USA Field
One patriotic farmer's ode to the 9/11 tragedy remains even after the farm changed hands.
Brooklyn, New York
Greenpoint Oil Spill
A 120-year oil leak slowly unleashes more gallons of oil than the Exxon/Mobil disaster.
Alfred, New York
Celadon Terra Cotta Building
A physical catalog of ceramics made by the now-defunct Celadon Terra Cotta company.
New York, New York
Autophoto
Picture yourself in history with this working collection of vintage photobooths.
Red Hook, New York
Olafur Eliasson: The Parliament of Reality
A journey to a hand-crafted island involves a trip across this lattice bridge.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn-Flatbush Border Line
One of the remaining markers of an era when Brooklyn and Flatbush were separate cities.
Brooklyn, New York
Park Slope Plane Crash
One of the deadliest American air disasters is nearly forgotten in Brooklyn.
Ridge, New York
Brookhaven Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.
Rochester, New York
The Dr. Seussophone
A Seussian sculpture made of brass instruments.
Queens, New York
Amdo Kitchen
A former Tibetan monk made a name for himself selling some of the best beef momos in New York.
Schenectady, New York
Nott Memorial
This elaborate High Victorian Gothic structure is one of the world's few 16-sided buildings.
Orient, New York
Plum Island Animal Disease Center
A tiny islet just off Long Island offers a wealth of infectious curiosities.
New York, New York
Paley Park
A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.
Washington, D.C.
Taras Shevchenko Memorial
A small park honors the legendary Ukrainian poet.
Washington, D.C.
Khalil Gibran Memorial Monument
Surrounded by a verdant garden and a backdrop of ivy, a monument to beloved poet Khalil Gibran stands outside of the Lebanese embassy.
