A tiny village in Upstate New York ushered in the precursor to drive-in movies.

This stained glass window designed by Tiffany Studios is hidden behind the circulation desk of a public library.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

What appears to be an act of fruit vandalism is actually a cultural statement.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

Series of storm drains connected to a dark urban legend.

From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.

A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

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

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

An unassuming stone building houses New York City's oldest seismic station almost 30 feet below the Bronx.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

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

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

This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

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

Adherence to strict Jewish laws is required to enter this ultra-conservative New York village.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

A historic Black graveyard hidden in the parking lot of one of America's largest malls.