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mekelley94

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2019

Frequent forester, road tripper, occasional writer, full-time appreciator of all the many ways we can eat potatoes.

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From Shell Road under the IND Culver Line.

Brooklyn, New York

Coney Island Creek

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

Poe Cottage in the Bronx

Bronx, New York

Edgar Allan Poe Cottage

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

Roosevelt Island Tramway

New York, New York

Roosevelt Island Tramway

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

MoMath -  The Museum of Mathematics

New York, New York

MoMath - The Museum of Mathematics

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

Ruins of the Cornish Estate

Cold Spring, New York

Ruins of the Cornish Estate

A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.

P.S. 186

New York, New York

P.S. 186

From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.

Kaaterskill Falls and the Bayard of Dogs

Haines Falls, New York

Kaaterskill Falls and the Bayard of Dogs

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

 Craig-E-Clair Castle

Roscoe, New York

Craig-E-Clair Castle

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

An unidentified man sitting in front of the Cruger Island "ruins", probably in the early decades of the 20th century

Red Hook, New York

Mayan Ruins on the Hudson

For over 80 years, Mayan ruins stood proudly in a most unlikely location.

South tower

Dobbs Ferry, New York

St. Cabrini Novitiate

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

House of Yes

Brooklyn, New York

House of Yes

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

Lehigh Valley No. 79

Brooklyn, New York

The Lehigh Barge and the Waterfront Museum Showboat Barge

Lehigh Valley barge No. 79 still gets tugged along - but now it houses a museum and unusual performances.

The Overlook Mountain House looming out of the forest.

Woodstock, New York

Overlook Mountain House Ruins

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

Old steps left over from the town.

Tomkins Cove, New York

Doodletown

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

Boldt Castle

Alexandria Bay, New York

Boldt Castle

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

Abandoned fort ruins

Queens, New York

Fort Totten

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

The Whaling Museum

Cold Spring Harbor, New York

The Whaling Museum

Whale bones, scrimshaw, and sperm oil make up just a part of this comprehensive collection of whaling history.

White Lake Mansion House Ruins

White Lake, New York

White Lake Mansion House Ruins

These mouldering mansion ruins remember a time when the Catskills were nothing but luxury.

Corning Museum of Glass

Corning, New York

Corning Museum of Glass

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

Yankee Ferry

Brooklyn, New York

Yankee Ferry

A world of whimsy and wonder aboard a one of a kind historic landmark vessel.

One of the formidable Harris Batteries.

Queens, New York

Fort Tilden

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

Fort Richmond ruins, Fort Wadsworth.

Staten Island, New York

Remains of Fort Wadsworth

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

 Looking northwest at abandoned southbound track of Rockaway Beach Branch.

Queens, New York

The Abandoned Rockaway Beach Branch of the Long Island Railroad

A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.

Magic Forest

Lake George, New York

Magic Forest

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

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