Go Inside the American Merchant Marine Academy Museum, A Former Gilded Age Mansion
Join Untapped Cities for a private tour of the stunning Barstow Mansion, now home to the American Merchant Marine Museum!
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How a Penn Station Eagle Ended Up in a Long Island Railroad Parking Lot
There were originally 22 granite eagles located on the original Penn Station. One landed in the Hickville LIRR train station, in a remarkable story of civic action.
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Old Kosciuszco Bridge Becomes Artificial Reef off Fire Island, Long Island
Parts of the old Kosciuszco and Kew Gardens bridges, the Erie Canal, the Staten Island Expressway are dumped in the Atlantic Ocean to make artificial reefs.
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A Viking Ship, Draken, is Coming to Greenport, New York
You read that right. The Norwegian Viking ship Draken Harald Hårfagre, the largest Viking ship ever built in modern times, is at Greenport, Long Island.
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Nikola Tesla’s Only Remaining Laboratory Named to NY State Register of Historic Places
Nikola Tesla’s 162nd birthday celebration marks a turning point in the restoration of Wardenclyffe, Tesla’s former lab designed by Stanford White.
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This Gold Coast Mansion on Long Island Houses an Art Museum!
Twenty miles east of New York City on Long Island’s storied Gold Coast, the Nassau County Museum exhibits relics of the Jazz Age at the historic Frick Estate.
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Most of us day dream about running away to a cabin in the woods. Now, thanks to WXY Architecture + Urban Design, that fantasy is no longer so far flung.
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13 Lost Mansions of Long Island’s Gold Coast
These 13 now-demolished Long Island mansions where once lavish, expensive structures spanning hundreds of acres which were owned by royalty and celebrities.
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The Top 10 Secrets of Long Island University (LIU)
In the 90+ years since its establishment, Long Island University unsurprisingly boasts an interesting history dealing with artifacts and colorful characters.
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10 Abandoned Hospitals and Asylums Around NYC
While New York City has its fair share of abandoned hospitals and asylums, the regions surrounding the city contain even more, seemingly left to be forgotten.
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10 Stunning Old Victorians, Queen Annes and Mid-Century Homes You Can Buy in NYC and Surrounding
Since 2013, CIRCA Old Houses has helped folks find the house of their dreams thanks to its curated marketplace of Victorians, Queen Annes and Mid-Century homes.
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Robert Moses Lands Punch to Donald Trump Campaign from the Grave
In a post Presidential debate moment, Robert Moses landed a punch to the Trump campaign preventing its press from going under bridges of Northern State Parkway.
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