A hamlet full of permanent Christmas spirit holds one of the earliest theme parks in the United States.

This isolated community does not want you to visit.

One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.

The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

The great American road trip, but smaller.

Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.

Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.

A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.

This abandoned factory on the Hudson River once churned out a million bricks a week.

A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.

A formerly abandoned mental institute, now back in business.

This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.

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

An old abandoned mining town in The Adirondacks where Theodore Roosevelt first learned of the shooting of President William McKinley.

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.

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

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground

Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.

Protecting the future of some of the rarest and most misunderstood mammals of North America.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.