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New Hamburg's Curious Guests

Trio of female dolls rotate positions and outfits daily at this strange historic home

For all those living in the whereabouts of the New Hamburg train station in New York, a strange spectacle piques the interest. Two townhouses before the trains leading south into New York City... »

Eccentric Homes | Edited by A Facebook user and Nicholas Jackson

The Ghost of Nyack

Haunted Victorian house that inspired a legendary "Ghostbusters" court ruling

There are entire websites devoted to the many supposedly haunted buildings in and around Nyack, New York, but the most famous site is the large Victorian house at 1 LaVeta Place, at a dead end on... »

Intriguing Environs | Edited by Nicholas Jackson and wythe

The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

The oldest existing church in New York, the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow (also known as the Dutch Reformed Church) and its three-acre colonial-era burying ground served as the inspiration... »

Memento Mori, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Intriguing Environs, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Nicholas Jackson and wythe

Howe Caverns

Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?

A couple of myths compete for how Lester Howe discovered the caves under his farm: Some say that his cows always pastured in the same part of the field. Howe, an astute farmer, noticed that... »

Curious Caves, Subterranean Sites | Edited by M Rebekah Otto, Annetta and 2 others

New York Marble Cemetery

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen"

From a wrought iron gate on Second Avenue, an alleyway leads secluded garden, barely visible from the busy sidewalk. Although there are no headstones or monuments, this is the New York Marble... »

Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by allison, Dylan and others

Kaatskill Kaleidoscope

The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist

Built from a converted grain silo is the Kaatskill (spelled in the original Dutch way) Kaleidoscope, the world's largest at 60 feet. Designed by '60s psychedelic artist Isaac Abrams - whose... »

Retro-Tech, Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by A Facebook user, Dylan and others

City Hall Station

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier

The Interborough Rapid Transit opened on October 27, 1904, to the joy of New York subway riders. In 1940, the IRT became the 4/5/6 when it integrated with the city-owned New York Subway system.... »

Subterranean Sites | Edited by M Rebekah Otto, Dylan and 2 others

The Morbid Anatomy Library

A macabre oasis in the sprawl of New York City: The Morbid Anatomy private collection and research library, open to the public by appointment

The Morbid Anatomy Library is a research library and private collection available to the interested public. The library makes available a collection of books, photographs, ephemera, and artifacts... »

Museums and Collections, Wonder Cabinets, Medical Museums, Unique Collections, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by Morbid Anatomy, Dylan and 2 others

Park Slope Plane Crash

One of the deadliest American air disasters is nearly forgotten in Brooklyn

No memorial at the intersection of Seventh Avenue and Sterling Place in Park Slope, Brooklyn, marks the site of the one of the worst aviation disasters in American history. On December 16,... »

Disaster Areas | Edited by allison and Dylan

Niagara Falls Spanish Aerocar

Gliding over the Niagara Falls whirlpool since 1916

Visitors to Niagara Falls have the unusual opportunity to travel over the treacherous depths in a vintage 1913 "Aerocar" which, despite looking slightly terrifying, claims a perfect safety record.... »

Retro-Tech | Edited by Annetta, dylanotto and others

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