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An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

This once sprawling resort now sits abandoned, filled with graffiti and vibrant colors from an era long passed.

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

Six peaceful acres in a residential neighborhood dedicated to art and peace.

This tiny New Jersey village has lived many lives but seems determined to remain a ghost town.

A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

Two monstrous warehouses. One now holds priceless works of art, the other stands abandoned and dilapidated.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

This giant boulder is sandwiched between apartment complexes in upper Manhattan.

Slurp sesame noodles at the third-generation family-run establishment that invented them.

Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.

For 20 years, local pumpkins have met their fate on the iron fence surrounding this Cobble Hill home.

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.