Protecting the future of some of the rarest and most misunderstood mammals of North America.

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

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

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

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

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

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

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

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

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.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.