This Bronx apartment building is officially recognized as the birthplace of hip-hop.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.

Six peaceful acres in a residential neighborhood dedicated to art and peace.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

A hamlet full of permanent Christmas spirit holds one of the earliest theme parks in the United States.

These World War I shooting range tunnels are now haunted halls of underground graffiti accessed through the roots of a tree.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

One car at a time please.

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.

The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.

Protecting the future of some of the rarest and most misunderstood mammals of North America.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

A stretch of New Hampshire lake water is the only ice runway in the lower 48 states that is FAA-approved.

An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.

An abandoned dollhouse factory.

The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

The second largest maple syrup producer in the U.S. runs a high-tech operation.

An artist sees trees as a medium for sculpture.