The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.

Sculptures, jams, and the wild west collide at this folksy retreat.

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

The final resting place of a famous 19th-century murder victim whose identity is still a mystery.

This tiny structure was built by the creator of the Brooklyn Bridge.

The first pet cemetery in the United States.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

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

She become one of the first women to serve in the United States military by secretly dressing like a man.

A whimsical monument deep in this park commemorates the groups that helped build it.

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.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

The mummified relics of an American missionary.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

An unassuming stone building houses New York City's oldest seismic station almost 30 feet below the Bronx.

This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.

This tiny New Jersey village has lived many lives but seems determined to remain a ghost town.

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

Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.

A distillery built on (and above!) mobster Dutch Schultz's Prohibition-era underground moonshine business.

The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.