This once sprawling resort now sits abandoned, filled with graffiti and vibrant colors from an era long passed.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

These historic buildings once housed the headquarters of one of the most infamous gangs of New York.

Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

From this desk Al Hirschfeld drew his influential caricatures of the 20th century's Broadway stars.

One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.

New York's oldest magic store.

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

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

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

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

Once considered the height of medical modernity, this structure is now the oldest remaining component of Roosevelt Hospital.

This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.

New York City's only wildlife rehabilitation center treats more than 3,000 feathered and furry patients each year.

Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.

Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.

The mysterious image is believed to show Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, in a beautiful blue dress.