Places sierrawest Wants to Go

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.

This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.

Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.

For over 80 years, Mayan ruins stood proudly in a most unlikely location.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

An abandoned asylum once on the cutting edge of lobotomies may be reborn as a Christian college.

These World War I shooting range tunnels are now haunted halls of underground graffiti accessed through the roots of a tree.