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Brooklyn, New York
Albemarle-Kenmore Terraces
These century-old townhouses contain some of the first car garages built in the United States.
40.6489, -73.9591
Brooklyn, New York
Erasmus Hall High School
A Collegiate Gothic quadrangle that surrounds an 18th century secondary school whose financing came from the likes of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, among others.
40.6497, -73.9593
Brooklyn, New York
Mount Prospect Park
This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.
40.6720, -73.9668
Brooklyn, New York
Site of the Dongan Oak
The site of a fallen tree that protected Americans from British forces during the American Revolution.
40.6661, -73.9665
Brooklyn, New York
Ebbets Field Apartments
The ballpark in "Pigtown" where the Brooklyn Dodgers made their name was replaced with a huge apartment complex.
40.6646, -73.9578
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Daily Eagle's Eagle
This metal eagle one of the final remnants of a newspaper that wanted to keep Brooklyn to Brooklyn.
40.6724, -73.9681
Brooklyn, New York
Endale Arch
This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.
40.6711, -73.9691
Brooklyn, New York
Friends Quaker Cemetery
19th century cemetery hidden in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.
40.6593, -73.9722
Brooklyn, New York
The Carousel in Prospect Park
You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.
40.6637, -73.9642
Johnson City, New York
Carousel Capital of the World
The Binghamton area is home to six of the last remaining hand-carved vintage carousels.
42.1175, -75.9500
Binghamton, New York
Rod Serling Gazebo
A gazebo that inspired the fifth episode of the "Twilight Zone" still stands in the creator's hometown
42.0993, -75.9337
Binghamton, New York
Binghamton Clothing Factory Fire Monument
A memorial to the 1913 tragedy that helped protect the workers of the future.
42.1111, -75.9242
Binghamton, New York
Roberson Mansion
An allegedly haunted testament to a local businessman's desire for status, posterity, and charity.
42.0940, -75.9187
Ashland, Pennsylvania
Ashland Mother's Memorial
A eight-foot-tall statue resides in the heart of Pennsylvania anthracite coal country.
40.7839, -76.3371
Ashland, Pennsylvania
Big Mine Run Geyser
The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.
40.7865, -76.3189
Ashland, Pennsylvania
Byrnesville
An underground blaze turned this village into a ghost town.
40.7953, -76.3388
Centralia, Pennsylvania
Centralia Ghost Town Church
A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.
40.8088, -76.3424
Aristes, Pennsylvania
Centralia
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
40.8042, -76.3409
Jersey City, New Jersey
Morris Canal
Once considered a marvel of engineering, this 107-mile canal played an integral role in building New York City.
40.7117, -74.0404
Jersey City, New Jersey
The Black Tom Explosion Memorial
A simple plaque remembers an act of WWI terrorism that obliterated an island and forever scarred the Statue of Liberty.
40.6922, -74.0560
Jersey City, New Jersey
Empty Sky Memorial
This haunting monument honors the victims of 9/11.
40.7075, -74.0370
Jersey City, New Jersey
Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal
Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.
40.7070, -74.0350
New York, New York
Statue of Liberty's Original Torch
Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
40.6910, -74.0461
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.
40.6687, -73.9647
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