A field in which God and his son Jesus purportedly appeared to a young farm boy named Joseph Smith.

A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.

The abandoned grounds and derelict greenhouses of this once-magnificent Edwardian estate are now a nature preserve open for exploration.

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

Glacial erratic or man-made dolmen? It probably wasn't druids.

Some of the earliest burial grounds of New York State are to be found hidden away in this quaint town.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

An antique cemetery in New York, this land is home to any number of famed corpses.

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

Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.

A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.

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

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

The first evidence of some of the Earth's earliest life was found in this fossilized undersea grotto.

Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.

Records of the dead describe the myriad odd ways people used to die.

An isolated beacon with a history of grisly murder and a view of some of literature's greatest inspirations.

World's largest herd of white deer populate a former U.S. Army depot.

A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.

This abandoned cemetery is crumbling into ruin, exposing the artifacts and bodies buried there.

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

This locally-famous crevasse in New York State is icy all year round.

These World War I shooting range tunnels are now haunted halls of underground graffiti accessed through the roots of a tree.

This natural rock "church" might not be a proper chapel but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful.