Parks in New York State

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

This abandoned factory on the Hudson River once churned out a million bricks a week.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

A tree that grows parallel to the ground was declared Brooklyn's "crowning curio" by the poet who saved it.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

An old dining hall now serves up ghost stories for lusty locals.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

19th century cemetery hidden in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.