An abandoned asylum once on the cutting edge of lobotomies may be reborn as a Christian college.

Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.

A preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.

A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.

An abandoned asylum where patients have been forgotten but their possessions remain.

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

Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.

An abandoned horticulture institute gloomily presides over rows of derelict and vine-wrought greenhouses.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

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

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

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

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

Three-story slide through the New Museum.

Reverend Jen's unique museum/living room showcases her troll collection.

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

A long abandoned hospital building on the outskirts of NYC.

From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.

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

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.