This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

This tiny structure was built by the creator of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Years of neglect and nature took a toll on this 19th-century lighthouse.

Once a palace for the Archbishop of York, these 15th-century ruins now serve as a haunt for history buffs.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.