The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

Enormous one time fiber mill now houses local artists and small businesses.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.

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

Whale bones, scrimshaw, and sperm oil make up just a part of this comprehensive collection of whaling history.

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

An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.

A historic lighthouse steeped in rumors of ghost and pirate stories.

Beneath the mossy overgrowth covering this once-sprawling campus lies decades of history and the secrets that come with it.

A formerly abandoned mental institute, now back in business.