The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

Final resting place for the Triangle Shirtwaist fire’s unidentified victims.

This Manhattan museum houses one of the largest collections of Spanish art and manuscripts outside of Spain.

A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

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

One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

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.

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”