Brooklyn vintners creating world-class wine in a city not known for its vineyards.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

Compensation for the destruction of a historic shipyard.

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

A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

This seemingly unremarkable boulder is said to bear the hoofprint of the devil himself.

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

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

This historic park site contains the last remnants of a once bustling canal system.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.