A waterway covered over after the Industrial Revolution has been unearthed and cleaned up, for the enjoyment of fish and humans alike.

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

At this site, two historic stone bridges spanning the Sing Sing Kill—one right on top of the other.

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.

A 19th century hat factory still stands as a crumbling ruin in upstate New York.

A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.

A century-old historical movie theatre that plays a mix of independent and mainstream films.

The first pet cemetery in the United States.

This sound-art installation features songs composed using only the Mid-Hudson Bridge as an instrument.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

This pole near the infield rail at Belmont Park marks the jaw-dropping margin of Secretariat’s 1973 Belmont Stakes victory.

The Underground Railroad passed right through this historic Brooklyn Heights church.

This seemingly unremarkable boulder is said to bear the hoofprint of the devil himself.

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

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

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

A playground the size of a city block is a modernist monument to civic values and public housing.