The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

The most confusing clock in New York.

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

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

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.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

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

Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.