Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Become a prohibition rebel.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.

Reforestation in action is the main attraction in this abandoned quarry.

The poet's been ambling through these New York woods since 1940.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

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

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.

The remains of what was once the world's steepest passenger funicular.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

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A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.