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Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

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

Coney Island’s last surviving haunted ride.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

Now owned by the National Park Service, this location was once home to illegal boxing matches.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

This 19th-century clock has been restored to help withstand the harsh environment of its seaside home.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

The return of something once considered a basic part of life.

A celebration of one of the West End’s most recognizable figures, who made helping others his life's work.

Canada's accused-traitor-turned-folk-hero is buried under a red stone in a ring of his own.

Fort Garry was a pivotal post for the Hudson’s Bay Company and a major factor in the economy and political culture of the area.

The world’s first museum dedicated to exploring human rights unleashed a wave of controversy.

The intense competition of the 19th-century fur trading industry played out at this fort in Western Canada.

This little theatre at the end of the Urban Gallery in the Manitoba Museum plays silent films from stars who performed in Winnipeg.

A group dedicated to promoting boating, kayaking and environmental education programs.

Enormous one time fiber mill now houses local artists and small businesses.

If you were standing here on October 5th, 1950, you'd be dead.