This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

Adherence to strict Jewish laws is required to enter this ultra-conservative New York village.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

A millionaire's abandoned swimming pool from the gilded age of one of America's most distinguished families.

Some of the earliest burial grounds of New York State are to be found hidden away in this quaint town.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.

One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.

Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

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

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

Failed state-supported institution meant to rehabilitate students with intellectual disabilities.

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

Featuring the the longest lift span of any vertical-lift bridge in the world.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

New York's oldest concrete structure is being preserved thanks to the gentrification of Whole Foods.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

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