New Paltz, New York
Mohonk Testimonial Gateway
This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.
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New Paltz, New York
This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.
Dover Plains, New York
This natural rock "church" might not be a proper chapel but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful.
Poughkeepsie, New York
This mouldering abandoned mental hospital was once a center for progressive healing.
Highland, New York
The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.
Hyde Park, New York
"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."
Rosendale, New York
This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.
Rhinebeck, New York
What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.
Mount Tremper, New York
The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.
Amsterdam, New York
An upstate New York garage advertises its services by literally putting the automobile above all else.
Red Hook, New York
For over 80 years, Mayan ruins stood proudly in a most unlikely location.
Saugerties, New York
One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.
Becket, Massachusetts
Locals purchased this abandoned quarry in order to make sure it continues to be overgrown.
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.
Elka Park, New York
An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.
Haines Falls, New York
A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.
Adams, Massachusetts
Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.
Hudson, New York
The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.
Saratoga Springs, New York
The first evidence of some of the Earth's earliest life was found in this fossilized undersea grotto.
Saratoga Springs, New York
Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.
Petersburg, New York
This locally-famous crevasse in New York State is icy all year round.
Stillwater, New York
A monument to the military service of America's greatest traitor refuses to even name him.
Troy, New York
The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.