This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

One of the deadliest American air disasters is nearly forgotten in Brooklyn.

A century-old magnolia tree is the only living landmark tree in New York City.

An illegally built ramshackle mansion tucked in the middle of Brooklyn is now being turned into condominiums.

Now the site of a high school, this was almost the location of the largest cathedral in the US.

Haven for steampunks.

This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.

This block in downtown Brooklyn was a hotbed of antislavery activism along the Underground Railroad.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

Love is in the air along the small street in Brooklyn.

An interim housing alternative to FEMA trailers that is designed for densely populated areas during recovery and rebuilding following a natural disaster.