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New York, New York

Survivor Tree

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Kingston, New York

Four Corners

The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.
Added by dlukenelson
Hyde Park, New York

The Hyde Park Vanderbilt Mansion

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."
Matt Blitz Added by Matt Blitz
Fayetteville, New York

Green Lakes State Park

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.
claudiamgeib Added by claudiamgeib
Smyrna, New York

Wolf Mountain Nature Center

See wolves, coyotes, and arctic foxes in a natural environment smack in the middle of New York State.
Added by Robert Rose
Pine Bush, New York

Ellenville Fault Ice Caves

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.
Added by cl94
Millbrook, New York

Innisfree Garden

This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.
Added by kren7
Queens, New York

Louis Armstrong House

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.
Added by stt2104
New York, New York

Jeffrey's Hook Light

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.
amberjol Added by amberjol
New York, New York

The Oldest Fence in New York

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Keeseville, New York

Ausable Chasm

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

Boldt Castle

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.
Added by Chansie06
New York, New York

The Brown Building

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
Howes Cave, New York

Secret Caverns

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

Tesla's Wardenclyffe Laboratory

An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.
Trevor Added by Trevor
New York, New York

Site of New York Slave Market

Where now stands a 42-story condominium tower of marble, glass and steel was once the central market of New York’s slave trade.
3ric Added by 3ric
South Salem, New York

Wolf Conservation Center

Protecting the future of some of the rarest and most misunderstood mammals of North America.
meganmichelle Added by meganmichelle
New York, New York

One Times Square

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.
meganmichelle Added by meganmichelle
New York, New York

Plaque of Nikola Tesla on Radio Wave Building

The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.
Alicia Bones Added by Alicia Bones
Saugerties, New York

Opus 40

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.
New York, New York

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Museum

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
New York, New York

New Yorker Hotel

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.
Rachel Added by Rachel
New York, New York

President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
Ithaca, New York

Six Mile Creek

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.