Micro-distillery in Brooklyn produces New York’s first homemade rum since Prohibition.

A millionaire's abandoned swimming pool from the gilded age of one of America's most distinguished families.

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.

A prohibition era watering hole for the police.

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

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

The remains of what was once the world's steepest passenger funicular.

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

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.

These mouldering mansion ruins remember a time when the Catskills were nothing but luxury.

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.

"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.

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

A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.

An old dining hall now serves up ghost stories for lusty locals.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

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

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.