The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

Eccentric stone cairns built on a public New York City beach.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

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

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

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

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

2 square block factory in Greenpoint erected in 1936.

A 9-story, poured concrete structure which was used as a glue factory with an indelible smell.