A 19th century hat factory still stands as a crumbling ruin in upstate New York.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?

I fought the law and the precinct caved in.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.

The most unloved grain elevator in Brooklyn was a “Magnificent Mistake.”

The abandoned grounds and derelict greenhouses of this once-magnificent Edwardian estate are now a nature preserve open for exploration.

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

An old abandoned mining town in The Adirondacks where Theodore Roosevelt first learned of the shooting of President William McKinley.

A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.

This natural rock "church" might not be a proper chapel but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful.

Underground vaults of a former brewery beneath Brooklyn's Crown Heights are now used to ripen cheese.

This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

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

A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

A six-story treehouse offers spectacular views of New York's Finger Lakes region.

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

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.