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Queens, New York

RMS Titanic Memorial

Townhouse facade doubles as an RMS Titanic Memorial.
anhie Added by anhie
Brooklyn, New York

Broken Angel

An illegally built ramshackle mansion tucked in the middle of Brooklyn is now being turned into condominiums.
Added by mbison
Kingston, New York

The Dollhouse

An abandoned dollhouse factory.
Added by erockalypse
New York, New York

The Former Home of New York's Playboy Club

A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
New York, New York

Gem Spa

For almost a century, this East Village newsstand has served egg creams to beats, hippies, punks, and everything in between.
Added by potatolover
New York, New York

City Hall Library

An accidentally hidden library containing the ephemeral history of New York.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
New York, New York

The Lost Diner

The saddest little diner in New York.
Hannah Frishberg Added by Hannah Frishberg
New York, New York

Carsten Höller Slide

Three-story slide through the New Museum.
atimian Added by atimian
Buffalo, New York

Richardson Olmsted Complex

Created by four famous men (Henry Hobson Richardson, Frederick Law Olmsted, Calvert Vaux and Thomas Story Kirkbride), the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center...but still boasts a ghost story or two!
Added by sparkleybits
Brooklyn, New York

Admiral's Row

Abandoned 19th century homes once occupied by naval officers, soon to be demolished.
anhie Added by anhie
Queens, New York

Neponsit Health Care Center

This Queens hospital has stood abandoned for almost 20 years after its patients were secretly relocated in the dead of night.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Kings Park, New York

Abandoned Kings Park Psychiatric Center

Beneath the mossy overgrowth covering this once-sprawling campus lies decades of history and the secrets that come with it.
Jenna Mistretta Added by Jenna Mistretta
Dansville, New York

Jackson Sanatorium

Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.
Poughkeepsie, New York

Hudson River State Hospital

This mouldering abandoned mental hospital was once a center for progressive healing.
Gin Minsky Added by Gin Minsky
Queens, New York

Creedmoor Psychiatric Center's Building 25

A long abandoned hospital building on the outskirts of NYC.
Hannah Frishberg Added by Hannah Frishberg
Ovid, New York

Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane

An abandoned asylum where patients have been forgotten but their possessions remain.
Molly McBride Jacobson Added by Molly McBride Jacobson
New York, New York

Houdini Revealed

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.
Allison Added by Allison
New York, New York

Museum of the American Gangster

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Monroe, New York

Rest Haven

Famed activist Hellen Keller was involved in the operation and administration of this vacation home for blind women starting in the early 20th century.
Added by blimpcaptain
Brooklyn, New York

Grave of Governor DeWitt Clinton

The Father of the Erie Canal has a magnificent grave marker that redefines the term "final resting place."
Anna Minster Added by Anna Minster
Ossining, New York

Double Arch Bridge

At this site, two historic stone bridges spanning the Sing Sing Kill—one right on top of the other.
Added by zenopox
Brooklyn, New York

'3M' Mile Marker on Ocean Parkway

The last remaining 19th-century mile marker along the historic Ocean Parkway.
Added by YeleFit
Staten Island, New York

Site of the Cherry Lane Cemetery

How did a historical Black burial ground become a Staten Island strip mall?
Added by Heather Quinlan
Village of Pelham, New York

Pelham Picture House

A century-old historical movie theatre that plays a mix of independent and mainstream films.
Added by thelonelytraveler