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

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.

This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

The most confusing clock in New York.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.