Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

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

The oldest continuously operating farm in New York State.

A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.

A long abandoned hospital building on the outskirts of NYC.

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

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

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

The loneliest island in New York.

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

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

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

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

A big shiny gin and whiskey distillery in Sunset Park.

Risk arrest while partying to fund art.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

This 19th century brick building in Brooklyn stands out like the anachronistic landmark that it is.

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