It wouldn't be long after purchasing this farm, Brown would lead his siege on Harper's Ferry.

This Frank Lloyd Wright summer house was designed along Lake Erie as a retreat for a client's wife.

This landmark building is now a vibrant performing arts space with musical acts from around the world.

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

Once a dumping spot, now a park with a kayak launch.

An upstate New York garage advertises its services by literally putting the automobile above all else.

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

Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”

Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.

A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

Fossilized sea bottom and lime quarry.

A fire station-turned-church-turned-museum dedicated to the work of seminal light artist Dan Flavin.

A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.

The oldest continuously operating farm in New York State.

Legendary private island in the Bronx...devoid of rats.

Teddy Roosevelt’s famous “midnight ride to the presidency" started at this small lake high up in the Adirondacks.

Abandoned rock quarry now a haven for mountain bikers and hikers.

This impressive mansion in Vinegar Hill has some mysterious details in its architecture.

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

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

What remains of the simple red brick chapel where the women's rights movement began.

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