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

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

Museum dedicated to the struggles of the disabled.

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

A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.

The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.

A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

Ever wanted the laymen's version of your credit card fine print?

These mouldering mansion ruins remember a time when the Catskills were nothing but luxury.

A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.

The most unloved grain elevator in Brooklyn was a “Magnificent Mistake.”

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

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

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.