Dobbs Ferry, New York
St. Cabrini Novitiate
This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.
Places sierrawest Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Beacon, New York
Ruins of the Mount Beacon Incline Railway
The remains of what was once the world's steepest passenger funicular.
New York, New York
The Webster Apartments
This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.
Centerport, New York
Vanderbilt Museum
An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.
New York, New York
Joanne Hendricks Cookbooks
Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.
New York, New York
The Weathermen Townhouse Explosion
A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.
New York, New York
Staple Street Skybridge
Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.
North Tonawanda, New York
Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum
A preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.
New York, New York
The Ziegfeld Head
The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.
Queens, New York
Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass
The world’s largest collection of Tiffany glass sits in a warehouse in Queens.
Brooklyn, New York
The Brooklyn Navy Yard
A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.
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Queens, New York
Abandoned Redbird
A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.
New York, New York
Russian and Turkish Baths Cafe
Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.
Centerport, New York
William Vanderbilt's Abandoned Salt Water Pool
A millionaire's abandoned swimming pool from the gilded age of one of America's most distinguished families.
Nyack, New York
The Ghost of Nyack
Haunted Victorian house that inspired a legendary "Ghostbusters" court ruling.
Cooperstown, New York
Kingfisher Tower
A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.
Hudson, New York
Olana
The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
New York's Oldest Phone Number
Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.
New York, New York
Bluestockings Bookstore
New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.
New York, New York
Nathan Hale Hanging Site
A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Pawling, New York
Akin Free Library
The attic and basement house two museums stuffed with oddities like swallowed spoon handles and a shrunken head.
Rochester, New York
Susan B. Anthony's Grave
The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.
Ithaca, New York
Gourdlandia
This art center is way beyond your average pumpkin-carving operation.
Oneida, New York
Cross Island Chapel
Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.
