A vibrant, 100-foot-tall mural dedicated to Evelyn Nesbit, the tragic icon of the Gilded Age.

This sculptural piece by the artist Tom Otterness doubles as a jungle gym.

If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.

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

Failed state-supported institution meant to rehabilitate students with intellectual disabilities.

The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.

The collection is exhibited in a Staten Island building modeled on traditional Himalayan architecture.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

Sunset Park's Guatemalan community knows to head to the back of this bodega for a taste of home.

The last remaining 19th-century mile marker along the historic Ocean Parkway.

One Brooklyn man's collection of life-size fiberglass statues has taken over his entire yard.

The rare American Civil War-era weapon was never fired in anger.

A working monastery hidden away in Brooklyn once abutted the location of a former inebriate's home.

On the hills of Bay Ridge stands a house straight out of a fairy tale.

Brooklyn's Barkaloo Cemetery is the resting place of a scant two bodies.

Designed by famed 20th-century architect Cass Gilbert, the future of this abandoned 1908 rail station is currently in limbo.

Because holiday cheer is at its finest when it includes eerie mannequins, right?

A former connection to City Island, it has been abandoned since the 1930s.

This old estate is a remnant of when the Bronx was a popular summer destination for wealthy New Yorkers.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

The most radioactive spot in New York City can also fix your muffler.