A cheeky name, colorful merchandise, and spooky ghost stories

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

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Trace the history of the nation’s early days at the site of America’s oldest stock exchange.

One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Once considered the height of medical modernity, this structure is now the oldest remaining component of Roosevelt Hospital.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.

The final resting place of some of Staten Island's earliest settlers and their descendants.

The Father of the Erie Canal has a magnificent grave marker that redefines the term "final resting place."

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.