The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

A Brooklyn exhibit all about Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding in 1994.

Nearly four centuries after its founding, remnants of one of the oldest planned communities in North America are still visible in southern Brooklyn.

Love is in the air along the small street in Brooklyn.

Church featuring "high Victorian gothic" architecture.

This recipe is set in stone.

A heartbreaking monument showing the last morning in the life of Jane Griffith.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

Brooklyn's Barkaloo Cemetery is the resting place of a scant two bodies.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

A burial ground of rusting metal grave markers.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

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

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.