Rochester, New York
Sam Patch's Grave
Known by nicknames like the "Jersey Jumper" and the "Daring Yankee," Patch was the first famous daredevil in the United States.
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Rochester, New York
Known by nicknames like the "Jersey Jumper" and the "Daring Yankee," Patch was the first famous daredevil in the United States.
Menands, New York
The final resting place of President Chester A. Arthur and hundreds of others from Revolutionary War soldiers to poets, politicians, and painters.
Brooklyn, New York
What was once a vast naval cemetery is now home to nesting birds and pollinating bees.
Brooklyn, New York
The real "father of baseball" rests in Brooklyn.
Waterloo, New York
A rusted blade sticks out from the trunk of this tree, left as a memorial to a young man who left to fight in the Civil War but never returned home.
West Point, New York
The Brigadier General was so afraid of being buried alive that he had a buzzer installed in his mausoleum, just in case he woke up.
Brooklyn, New York
The painter who popularized "bulls" and "bears" as symbols for the stock market didn't get a proper headstone for over a century.
Auburn, New York
Opened in 1947, this is the oldest continuously-operating drive-in theater in New York.
New York, New York
Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.
Brooklyn, New York
This controversial statue has migrated twice in its life.
Troy, New York
This stained glass window designed by Tiffany Studios is hidden behind the circulation desk of a public library.
New York, New York
The only gallery in New York dedicated to olfactory art and the exploration of scent in art.
Trumansburg, New York
A reproduction of a giant humanoid "fossil," a hoax buried locally for construction crews to find and gain national attention.
Brooklyn, New York
Now owned by the National Park Service, this location was once home to illegal boxing matches.
New York, New York
A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.
Niagara Falls, New York
Learn about the last river many crossed to find freedom from slavery in the United States.
Ithaca, New York
For a buck, students can snag freshly picked apples grown in the university orchards.
Cherry Valley, New York
Take a trip back to the 1950s and the heyday of the road trip along Historic Route 20.
Akron, New York
A masked wrestling legend has opened the first U.S. course devoted to a meditative Japanese golf variant.
Schenectady, New York
The small burial plot is located in a mall parking lot.
Monroe, New York
Adherence to strict Jewish laws is required to enter this ultra-conservative New York village.
Brooklyn, New York
What’s a sure fire way to end up in jail in New York in the 1920s? Peddling bad moonshine.
East Hampton, New York
This backwater graveyard in the Hamptons became a trendy burial spot and posthumous status symbol for famous artists.
Fire Island, New York
A historic lighthouse steeped in rumors of ghost and pirate stories.