Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

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

Yo, Adrian!

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

One devoted couple has donated multiple recreations of Michelangelo's sculptures to this South Dakota town.

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

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

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

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

Whether you're up or down, the Elevator Museum is worth a stop.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

Home to first responders to Greenpoint's devastating oil fires.

Queen Anne style apartment house built in 1886.

Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.

A 120-year oil leak slowly unleashes more gallons of oil than the Exxon/Mobil disaster.

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

The return of something once considered a basic part of life.