This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

A quaint village in Western New York named after Alexander Hamilton's beloved sister-in-law.

An activist who committed her life to peace and women's suffrage.

On this island, you suck away your garbage via an elaborate pneumatic tube system.

An off the grid woodland retreat that harkens back to days long forgotten.

This forgotten graveyard in rural New York State once served a pioneering hospital.

During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.

The shared home of a utopian commune that practiced "free love" a century before the hippies.

One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.

An abandoned tuberculosis hospital moulders on into an uncertain future.

A collection of the best toys ever made, The National Toy Hall of Fame is filled with kids, fun, and for some reason, a bird preserve.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.