Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.

The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.

A deteriorating 1990s Girl Scout camp in a beautiful lush park on Lake Ontario.

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

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

Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.

This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground

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

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

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

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.