Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery
Filled with history, this cemetery is maintained each summer by a few hungry goats.
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Jersey City, New Jersey
Filled with history, this cemetery is maintained each summer by a few hungry goats.
New York, New York
The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.
New York, New York
The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.
New York, New York
A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.
Brooklyn, New York
A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.
New York, New York
This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.
New York, New York
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
New York, New York
Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.
New York, New York
A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.
Brooklyn, New York
One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Prank calls to this place, originally the "Tube Bar," inspired the creation of a Simpsons character.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.
Jersey City, New Jersey
On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.
Jersey City, New Jersey
A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.
Jersey City, New Jersey
This evocative New Jersey statue memoralizes the Polish victims of a Soviet massacre.
Staten Island, New York
How did a historical Black burial ground become a Staten Island strip mall?
Staten Island, New York
Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.
Brooklyn, New York
The rare American Civil War-era weapon was never fired in anger.
Brooklyn, New York
Dine on old-school red sauce fare at a former mob hang out and film set for The Sopranos.
Brooklyn, New York
Headquarters of the world's fourth largest Hasidic sect and the first of many "770s" around the world.
Queens, New York
This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.
Queens, New York
This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.
Queens, New York
A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.
Brooklyn, New York
Now owned by the National Park Service, this location was once home to illegal boxing matches.