A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.

2 square block factory in Greenpoint erected in 1936.

This impressive mansion in Vinegar Hill has some mysterious details in its architecture.

Lehigh Valley barge No. 79 still gets tugged along - but now it houses a museum and unusual performances.

At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.

An unconventional space for art and science housed in a massive old warehouse.

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

A hidden architectural treasure in New York's Brooklyn.

Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

Homemade rockets, dinosaurs, and robots make this New York small business much more than a furniture store.

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

A former connection to City Island, it has been abandoned since the 1930s.

This old estate is a remnant of when the Bronx was a popular summer destination for wealthy New Yorkers.

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

A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.