Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.

This once luxurious Catskills resort is now a haunting ruin.

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

A hamlet full of permanent Christmas spirit holds one of the earliest theme parks in the United States.

All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

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

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

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

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

The world's longest known cave system.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.