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Staten Island, New York

Historic Richmond Town

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.
Hannah Frishberg Added by Hannah Frishberg
Rochester, New York

The White Lady's Castle

An old dining hall now serves up ghost stories for lusty locals.
Added by impossiblesoul
Brooklyn, New York

Louis Valentino Jr. Park and Pier

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.
Added by Mordy
Dobbs Ferry, New York

Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.
Added by Kim W
Bronx, New York

Bartow Station

A former connection to City Island, it has been abandoned since the 1930s.
puzzles Added by puzzles
Kingston, New York

Four Corners

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

Holiday Train Show at New York Botanical Garden

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.
Added by lastpearl
Niagara Falls, New York

Love Canal Containment Zone

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.
New York, New York

United Nations Delegates Lounge

What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.
racheldoyle Added by racheldoyle
Hyde Park, New York

The Hyde Park Vanderbilt Mansion

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."
Matt Blitz Added by Matt Blitz
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
New Hyde Park, New York

Denton House McDonald's

This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.
Gerard Nolan Added by Gerard Nolan
New York, New York

John M. Mossman Lock Collection

Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.
Added by Brook WilenskyLanford
The Bronx, New York

Hall of Fame for Great Americans

The first "Hall of Fame" in America was designed by legendary Gilded Age architect Stanford White for what was then the NYU uptown campus.
WaveMechanic Added by WaveMechanic
New York, New York

The Marriage of Money and Real Estate

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
New York, New York

The Jane Hotel

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.
George Geary Added by George Geary
New York, New York

Bennett Park

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.
thomasharper Added by thomasharper
Elka Park, New York

Dibbles Quarry

An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.
michelle Added by michelle
Chatham, New York

Taconic Sculpture Park

Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.
Added by howardfeingold
Brooklyn, New York

Red Hook Grain Terminal

The most unloved grain elevator in Brooklyn was a “Magnificent Mistake.”
Hannah Frishberg Added by Hannah Frishberg
New Windsor, New York

Storm King Art Center

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.
aboychuk Added by aboychuk
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
Brooklyn, New York

Undertaker's Ledgers

Records of the dead describe the myriad odd ways people used to die.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Lake George, New York

Lake George Mystery Spot

A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.
bhrbagenski Added by bhrbagenski