Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

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

A waterway covered over after the Industrial Revolution has been unearthed and cleaned up, for the enjoyment of fish and humans alike.

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

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

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

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.

Eccentric stone cairns built on a public New York City beach.

Devotional offerings and pleas for intercession are left at this Depression-era shrine inside a nature preserve.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

A huge resale shop for the cast-offs of the film & television industry.

This unusual apartment building may be Brooklyn's own version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

Staten Island's original central park is the former home of the city water supply as well as thousands of immigrant graves.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

The pioneering photographer's prints are immortalized inside her childhood home.

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

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

Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.

A century-old magnolia tree is the only living landmark tree in New York City.

Where the legendary Orson Welles got his theatrical start before "Citizen Kane."

An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.