West Nyack, New York
Mount Moor Cemetery
A historic Black graveyard hidden in the parking lot of one of America's largest malls.
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Queens, New York
Calvary Cemetery
Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.
New York, New York
'Life Underground' Sculptures
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
James Farley Post Office Museum
A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.
New York, New York
Grand Central Ceiling Dark Patch
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
New York, New York
Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
Queens, New York
Fort Totten
Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.
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."
New York, New York
Septuagesimo Uno
The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."
New York, New York
Alice in Wonderland Statue
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
New York, New York
Crabs of Cleopatra’s Needle
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
Carlstadt, New Jersey
The Meadowlands
Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.
New York, New York
The Manhattan Eruv
This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.
New York, New York
Tom's Restaurant
The "Seinfeld" diner.
New York, New York
President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
Bronx, New York
Bronx Zoo Bug Carousel
The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.
Bronx, New York
Woodlawn Cemetery
The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.
Yonkers, New York
Untermyer Park
America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.
Tomkins Cove, New York
Doodletown
Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.
Thiells, New York
Letchworth Village
Decades after testing the polio vaccine on unwitting patients, this historic mental hospital sits in ruin.
Nyack, New York
Clausland Mountain Tunnels
These World War I shooting range tunnels are now haunted halls of underground graffiti accessed through the roots of a tree.
New York, New York
El Sabroso
This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.
New York, New York
The Woolworth Building
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
