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New Windsor, New York

Storm King Art Center

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.
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New York, New York

The New York New Church

Join in a Seance at the Swedenborgian Church.
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New York, New York

Cherry Street Gang Warfare

Gang fights don't just happen on the streets, they happen under them too.
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Oneida, New York

Cross Island Chapel

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.
Brooklyn, New York

Rubulad

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."
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New York, New York

Roosevelt Island Lighthouse

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.
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Queens, New York

The Noguchi Museum

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.
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Brooklyn, New York

Morbid Anatomy Museum

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.
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Brooklyn, New York

Red Hook Winery

Brooklyn vintners creating world-class wine in a city not known for its vineyards.
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Ithaca, New York

Six Mile Creek

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

Raynham Hall Museum

Spies, love letters, and ghost stories have all left their mark on this home-cum-museum.
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New York, New York

Jefferson Market Library

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.
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Staten Island, New York

Mount Loretto Beach Rock Garden

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

Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto at St. Lucy's Church

Collect holy water from a Bronx grotto.
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Queens, New York

Flux Factory

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.
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Brooklyn, New York

Gowanus Batcave

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.
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New York, New York

Shrine of Saint Frances Cabrini

The mummified relics of an American missionary.
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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.
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Queens, New York

Bayside Cemetery

One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.
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New York, New York

Pomander Walk

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.
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New York, New York

Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.
New York, New York

Padre Pio Shrine

Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.
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New York, New York

The Relic Chapel at the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer

Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.
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Bellerose, New York

Queens County Farm Museum

The oldest continuously operating farm in New York State.
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