This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.

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

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

Here be dragons.

The oldest continuously operating farm in New York State.

Reforestation in action is the main attraction in this abandoned quarry.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.

A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.

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

This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.

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

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

Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.

A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.