Staten Island, New York
Willowbrook State School
Failed state-supported institution meant to rehabilitate students with intellectual disabilities.
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Staten Island, New York
Failed state-supported institution meant to rehabilitate students with intellectual disabilities.
Staten Island, New York
Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.
Syracuse, New York
In DeWitt, New York, a blanket-wrapped gas station makes a creative statement on global dependence on oil.
Jamesville, New York
Abandoned rock quarry now a haven for mountain bikers and hikers.
Cohoes, New York
A 13,000-year-old mastodon skeleton was found during the construction of a 19th-century New York mill.
Elgin, Ontario
Thanks to its curved shape, this incredibly durable dam "whispers" to visitors.
Wellesley Island, New York
This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.
Brockville, Ontario
Canada's oldest railway tunnel is illuminated in a rainbow of color as it passes under the streets of this small city.
Alexandria, New York
The private island of Yale's elite Skull & Bones society is kind of a dump.
Alexandria Bay, New York
A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.
Boiceville, New York
Homemade rockets, dinosaurs, and robots make this New York small business much more than a furniture store.
Elka Park, New York
An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.
Kingston, New York
An abandoned dollhouse factory.
Saugerties, New York
One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.
Woodstock, New York
Now the final resting place of prominent artists and musicians, it was originally founded to separate the rich from the poor in death.
Woodstock, New York
A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.
Woodstock, New York
A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.
Bronx, New York
The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.
Yonkers, New York
An abandoned horticulture institute gloomily presides over rows of derelict and vine-wrought greenhouses.
Niagara Falls, New York
Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.
Schroon Lake, New York
This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground
Keeseville, New York
This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.
Port Jervis, New York
A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.
Sodus, New York
A deteriorating 1990s Girl Scout camp in a beautiful lush park on Lake Ontario.