Places mkowal Wants to Go

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

An isolated beacon with a history of grisly murder and a view of some of literature's greatest inspirations.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

An abandoned subway tunnel that could have reinvigorated Staten Island still lies somewhere beneath this Brooklyn park.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.

Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.

The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.

A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.

This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.

The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.

Harlem park dedicated to compulsive hoarders killed by their own junk.

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

An old dining hall now serves up ghost stories for lusty locals.

The life of one of FDR's possible mistresses is preserved in her palatial Hudson Valley mansion.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

Haven for steampunks.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.