Compensation for the destruction of a historic shipyard.

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

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

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

Golden plates containing what would become the Book of Mormon were believed to be buried on this New York hillside.

This landmark building is now a vibrant performing arts space with musical acts from around the world.

Nope, not Washington Irving's house.

At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.

A strip of modern stores in historic buildings.

This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.

Church featuring "high Victorian gothic" architecture.

The pioneering photographer's prints are immortalized inside her childhood home.

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.

Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.

Lehigh Valley barge No. 79 still gets tugged along - but now it houses a museum and unusual performances.

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

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.

This micro-industry of Latino cuisine along Red Hook's Ball Fields represents a victory in a food fight with the city.

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

Known as the "Forgotten City" it was home to industry, riots, artists, squatters, and to one of the largest single disaster fires in New York City.

The greatest real estate coup of all time.