Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and until recently, the largest glass mural in the US.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

This once luxurious Catskills resort is now a haunting ruin.

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

Adherence to strict Jewish laws is required to enter this ultra-conservative New York village.

An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.

One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.

An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

A monument stands to the famous suffragist who penned the declaration for women's equal rights, including the right to vote.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

A heartbreaking monument showing the last morning in the life of Jane Griffith.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.