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

The mummified relics of an American missionary.

Final resting place of Typhoid Mary.

This giant rock arrived at this quiet park thousands of years ago on the back of a massive glacier.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

The "Skinny House" is made from scrap, salvage, and a neighbor’s kindness.

A beautiful, historic location open to the public.

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

The first pet cemetery in the United States.

This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.