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Parksville, New York

Parksville

This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.
Added by Rachel Gould
New York, New York

Roosevelt Island Octagon Tower

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Nyack, New York

Clausland Mountain Tunnels

These World War I shooting range tunnels are now haunted halls of underground graffiti accessed through the roots of a tree.
Added by arosoff
Yonkers, New York

Untermyer Park

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.
meganmichelle Added by meganmichelle
Brooklyn, New York

McGovern Weir Greenhouse

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.
Hannah Frishberg Added by Hannah Frishberg
New York, New York

Bill's Place

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.
Reina Gattuso Added by Reina Gattuso
Ithaca, New York

Cayuga Nature Center

A six-story treehouse offers spectacular views of New York's Finger Lakes region.
Added by Paleontological Research Institution
Brooklyn, New York

Atlantic Avenue Tunnel

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).
Dylan Added by Dylan
Sodus, New York

Abandoned Girl Scout Camp at Beechwood State Park

A deteriorating 1990s Girl Scout camp in a beautiful lush park on Lake Ontario.
Melissylvania Added by Melissylvania
Rosendale, New York

Widow Jane Mine

This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.
Added by cscaccio
Rhinebeck, New York

Wyndcliffe Mansion

What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Tomkins Cove, New York

Doodletown

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.
Added by KG
Saugerties, New York

Opus 40

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

Fort Tilden

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn Army Terminal Building B

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Amityville, New York

Amityville Horror House

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Brooklyn, New York

Calvert Vaux Cove

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.
Added by climbrick
Bronx, New York

Thain Family Forest

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Brooklyn, New York

Rubulad

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
Thiells, New York

Letchworth Village

Decades after testing the polio vaccine on unwitting patients, this historic mental hospital sits in ruin.
fleshxharvest Added by fleshxharvest
Cold Spring, New York

Ruins of the Cornish Estate

A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Ithaca, New York

Six Mile Creek

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

Broadway Flea Market

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
New York, New York

Grand Central Oyster Bar

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.
lukefater Added by lukefater