Brooklyn, New York
Coney Island Museum
An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.
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Brooklyn, New York
An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.
Staten Island, New York
This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.
Staten Island, New York
The pioneering photographer's prints are immortalized inside her childhood home.
Staten Island, New York
The final resting place of some of Staten Island's earliest settlers and their descendants.
Staten Island, New York
Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
This tiny New Jersey village has lived many lives but seems determined to remain a ghost town.
Kinderhook, New York
At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.
Kinderhook, New York
The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.
Hudson, New York
The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.
Haines Falls, New York
A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.
Mount Tremper, New York
The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.
Woodstock, New York
A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.
Kingston, New York
An abandoned dollhouse factory.
New Windsor, New York
100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.
Thiells, New York
Decades after testing the polio vaccine on unwitting patients, this historic mental hospital sits in ruin.
Stony Point, New York
Hundreds of numbered stakes hidden in the woods mark the graves of the lost souls of a nearby asylum.
Oakland, New Jersey
The remains of a century-old mansion that met a fiery demise years after it was deserted.
Stanhope, New Jersey
Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.
Lehighton, Pennsylvania
Featuring the largest CinemaScope screen in Pennsylvania, this drive-in has entertained moviegoers for more than half a century.
Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania
A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.
Penn Yan, New York
This oversize piece of novelty cookware once cooked the largest pancake in the world.
Ithaca, New York
In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.