Places sierrawest Wants to Go

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

This two-room factory has been cranking out the musical signifier of zaniness for a century.

Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.

The final resting place of Harriet Tubman and other famous historical figures.

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

A distillery built on (and above!) mobster Dutch Schultz's Prohibition-era underground moonshine business.

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

The "Skinny House" is made from scrap, salvage, and a neighbor’s kindness.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

A world of whimsy and wonder aboard a one of a kind historic landmark vessel.

Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.

Self-sufficient greenhouse floating on the Hudson River.

A gazebo that inspired the fifth episode of the "Twilight Zone" still stands in the creator's hometown

An unassuming island in the middle of the Hudson that hosts campers, including Aleister Crowley.

All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.

The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.

All that remains of a magnate's dream home is a historic gate and an abandoned public pool.

This New York estate was designed to resemble a medieval Scottish castle.

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.

This isolated community does not want you to visit.

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.

The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.

A cargo of beautiful music.