The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

The floor-to-ceiling collection in an old factory is a unique alternative to stuffy galleries.

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.

This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.

The attic and basement house two museums stuffed with oddities like swallowed spoon handles and a shrunken head.

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.