A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

This lovely little pond is named after the hundreds of soldiers' corpses that were rolled into the waters during the French-Indian War.

Constructed in the 1920s, this former pencil factory is now an office building.

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

Two community gardens under the elevated subway lines on a very busy commercial strip in Bushwick.

The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.

Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.

A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.

This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.

This art center is way beyond your average pumpkin-carving operation.

The greatest real estate coup of all time.

The Fox Sisters, America's leading mediums in the mid-19th century, possessed a table they claimed helped them "communicate" with the dead.

Failed state-supported institution meant to rehabilitate students with intellectual disabilities.

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

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

An abandoned subway tunnel that could have reinvigorated Staten Island still lies somewhere beneath this Brooklyn park.

Risk arrest while partying to fund art.

Micro-distillery in Brooklyn produces New York’s first homemade rum since Prohibition.

The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

The great American road trip, but smaller.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.