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Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

Beneath the mossy overgrowth covering this once-sprawling campus lies decades of history and the secrets that come with it.

A tiny islet just off Long Island offers a wealth of infectious curiosities.

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.