A historic lighthouse steeped in rumors of ghost and pirate stories.

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

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

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

A Red Hook dive bar that is holding onto its roots.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

Set sail on a small scale.

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

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

What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

The most confusing clock in New York.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

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

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.