The famed poet was born in 1819 in a farmhouse built by his father.

The painter who popularized "bulls" and "bears" as symbols for the stock market didn't get a proper headstone for over a century.

An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.

An isolated beacon with a history of grisly murder and a view of some of literature's greatest inspirations.

The great American road trip, but smaller.

A collection of unique outdoor sculptures surounded by the beauty of nature.

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

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

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