Brooklyn, New York
Washington Park Wall
The unassuming structure was part of a Major League Baseball stadium.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Brooklyn, New York
The Coignet Stone Company Building
New York's oldest concrete structure is being preserved thanks to the gentrification of Whole Foods.
Flanders, New York
Big Duck
A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.
Brooklyn, New York
Floyd Bennett Field
The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.
Queens, New York
Fort Tilden
This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.
New York, New York
Gay Street
An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.
New York, New York
Gay Liberation
The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
New York, New York
Girl Puzzle Monument
An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.
Waterbury, Connecticut
Holy Land USA
A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
Bash Bish Falls
One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.
Barryville, New York
Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct Suspension Bridge
Oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States.
Amityville, New York
Amityville Horror House
The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.
Bloomfield, New Jersey
Holsten's Brookdale Confectionery
This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.
Permanently Closed
Hackensack, New Jersey
USS Ling Submarine
A World War II-era submarine is stuck in the mud in New Jersey.
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Evans/Ellis Cemetery
Seven people are buried in the middle of what's now a movie theater parking lot.
Edison, New Jersey
Menlo Park Lightbulb
A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.
Permanently Closed
Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania
Abandoned Thomas Iron Ruins
One of the first commercially successful anthracite-powered iron-making operations in North America.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Tomb of Unknown Soldier (Bethlehem)
A tribute to those that perished during the American Revolution.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Hoover-Mason Trestle
The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Crystal Cave
In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Frick's Lock
A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.
Boyertown, Pennsylvania
Site of the Rhoads Opera House Fire
The site of a tragedy in 1908 that claimed the lives of 171 people and changed fire safety laws across the state.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Mercer Museum and Fonthill Castle
Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.
Howes Cave, New York
Howe Caverns
Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?
