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

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

“Wagon Jobber" turned smokehouse magnate's family-owned business is still going strong 100 years later.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

A school teacher's massive and terrifying self-built castle.

See wolves, coyotes, and arctic foxes in a natural environment smack in the middle of New York State.

A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.

Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.

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

Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

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

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

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

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

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

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

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

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

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.