Where the four original members of the Ramones hung out and revolutionized punk rock.

An unassuming nature trail winds through dozens of tiny houses built for the wee people.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

This lovely little pond is named after the hundreds of soldiers' corpses that were rolled into the waters during the French-Indian War.

This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.

The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.

An antique cemetery in New York, this land is home to any number of famed corpses.

The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.

Two community gardens under the elevated subway lines on a very busy commercial strip in Bushwick.

This unique crypt designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his longtime friend was not completed in either man's lifetime.

Failed state-supported institution meant to rehabilitate students with intellectual disabilities.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.

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

This abandoned ironworks was once the most important military supplier in America.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

Collect holy water from a Bronx grotto.

The great American road trip, but smaller.

The floor-to-ceiling collection in an old factory is a unique alternative to stuffy galleries.

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.