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New York, New York

Cathedral Peacock Hutch

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.
New York, New York

Shinran Statue

Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.
Rochester, New York

Susan B. Anthony's Grave

The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.
Rhinebeck, New York

Wilderstein Mansion

The life of one of FDR's possible mistresses is preserved in her palatial Hudson Valley mansion.
Elmira, New York

Mark Twain's Study

The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.
Niagara Falls, New York

Niagara Tesla Monument in New York

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.
Bronx, New York

La Morada

Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.
Queens, New York

The Welling Court Mural Project

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.
Queens, New York

Materials for the Arts

A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.
Buffalo, New York

Buffalo Central Terminal

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.
Rome, New York

Erie Canal Village

A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal, abandoned for some time, slowly being restored.
Sleepy Hollow, New York

Headless Horseman Bridge

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.
Woodstock, New York

Woodstock School of Art Sculpture Garden

A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.
Corning, New York

Corning Museum of Glass

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.
Wellesley Island, New York

Just Room Enough Island

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.
New York, New York

United Nations Delegates Lounge

What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.
Brooklyn, New York

Coney Island Creek

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.
Kingston, New York

Four Corners

The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.
Romulus, New York

Seneca White Deer

World's largest herd of white deer populate a former U.S. Army depot.
Brooklyn, New York

Reanimation Library

Obscure and obsolete publications are given new life as works of art.
New York, New York

Bennett Park

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.
New York, New York

U.N. Delegates Dining Room

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.
Dobbs Ferry, New York

Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.
Brooklyn, New York

Gage & Tollner

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.