Places The Core Wants to Go

A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

The first and only American institution dedicated to the enduring value of comedy in the United States.

The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.

Haunted Victorian house that inspired a legendary "Ghostbusters" court ruling.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

A collection of the best toys ever made inside a museum devoted to play.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

This locally-famous crevasse in New York State is icy all year round.

A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.

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

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

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

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.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.