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Brooklyn Bowl is one of Sights.

1. Brooklyn Bowl

8.6
61 Wythe Ave (btwn N 11th & N 12th St), Brooklyn, NY
Bowling Alley · Williamsburg · 536 tips and reviews
Prospect Park Zoo is one of Sights.

2. Prospect Park Zoo

8.4
450 Flatbush Ave (at Ocean Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Zoo · Prospect Park · 84 tips and reviews
Governors Island is one of Sights.

3. Governors Island

9.1
New York, NY
Island · Governors Island · 221 tips and reviews
Staten Island Ferry - St. George Terminal is one of Sights.

4. Staten Island Ferry - St. George Terminal

1 Bay St (at Richmond Terrace), Staten Island, NY
Marine Terminal · St. George · 182 tips and reviews
Glenwood Power Plant is one of Sights.

5. Glenwood Power Plant

201 Ravine Ave, Yonkers, NY
Structure · Northwest Yonkers · 4 tips and reviews

Untapped CitiesUntapped Cities: One of the easiest abandoned places to break into, this enormous plant was built by the NY Central Railroad, later operated by ConEd. See photos from our expedition inside: Read more.

Ellis Island is one of Sights.

6. Ellis Island

New York, NY
Island · 89 tips and reviews

Untapped CitiesUntapped Cities: Hiding in plain sight, the abandoned South Side Hospitals were one of the largest public health undertakings in US history. See photographs of the amazing buildings at Read more.

Smallpox Hospital is one of Sights.

7. Smallpox Hospital

7.9
East Rd, New York, NY
Historic and Protected Site · Roosevelt Island · 10 tips and reviews

Untapped CitiesUntapped Cities: The abandoned hospital was designed by James Renwick and is a landmarked ruin. Help support its preservation: Read more.

Beard St. Warehouses is one of Sights.

8. Beard St. Warehouses

141 Beard St., 481 Van Brunt St., 499 Van Brunt St (Beard and Van Brunt Streets), Brooklyn, NY
Warehouse · Red Hook · 2 tips and reviews

Untapped CitiesUntapped Cities: Look for the abandoned trolleys on the pier. The cars are actually from Boston and Norway, part of an effort by one man to bring back trolleys to Brooklyn. Find out more: Read more.

Bannerman Island (Pollepel Island) is one of Sights.

9. Bannerman Island (Pollepel Island)

8.2
New York
Castle · 20 tips and reviews

Untapped CitiesUntapped Cities: Castles? In New York? Why, yes! These ruins are a must, built by the Bannerman family as warehouse facility for their military surplus business in 1901. Get there by boat or kayak, tours available. Read more.

Kings Theatre is one of Sights.

10. Kings Theatre

9.6
1025 Flatbush Ave (btwn Tilden Ave & Duryea Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Theater · 75 tips and reviews

Untapped CitiesUntapped Cities: This abandoned theatre, once one of the five “Loew’s Wonder Theaters", opened on September 7, 1929 and was designed by Rapp and Rapp and decorated by Harold W. Rambush. Read more.

Domino Sugar Refinery is one of Sights.

11. Domino Sugar Refinery

1 Federal St, Yonkers, NY 10705, Yonkers, NY
Factory · Downtown Yonkers · No tips or reviews

Untapped CitiesUntapped Cities: Situated in the shadow of the Williamsburg Bridge, the derelict Domino Sugar Refinery remains one of the most recognized monuments of Brooklyn’s rapidly disappearing industrial past. Read more.

Roosevelt Island is one of Sights.

12. Roosevelt Island

New York, NY
Island · 78 tips and reviews
The Rink at Rockefeller Center is one of Sights.

13. The Rink at Rockefeller Center

8.2
600 5th Ave (W 50th St), New York, NY
Skating Rink · Rockefeller Center · 41 tips and reviews
High Line is one of Sights.

14. High Line

9.5
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews
Top of the Strand is one of Sights.

15. Top of the Strand

7.6
33 W 37th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Garment District · 79 tips and reviews
Doyers Street is one of Sights.

16. Doyers Street

7.7
1 Doyers St, New York, NY 10013, New York, NY
Historic and Protected Site · Chinatown · 6 tips and reviews