Woodlawn Cemetery
Walk Among Great Individuals from HistoryThis 150 year old cemetery is the final resting place of over 300,000 individuals. It is home to great individuals remembered through the passing of the ages,...
View ArticlePoe Cottage
Step Into Literary History!Visit the onetime home of world famous author Edgar Allan Poe. The cottage in which Poe composed some of his most famous poems and where he spent the final years of his life...
View ArticlePollock-Krasner House
Home of Famous ExpressionistsThis house once belonged to famous artist and leader of the abstract expressionist movement Jackson Pollock and his wife, artist Lee Krasner. This house was used by both...
View ArticleRaynham Hall Museum
Revolutionary War Era HomeIf you are looking for some of the most interesting historic sites New York has to offer, then be sure to visit Raynham Hall. Built in the early 1700s, this house was the...
View ArticleHistoric Richmond Town
Interactive Historic VillageVisitors to Historic Richmond Town can tour the 100 acre area in which can be found over 30 original historic homes, commercial buildings and civic buildings. One of the...
View ArticleFort Wadsworth
Visit the Defender of New York HarborOne of the oldest military sites in the US, Fort Wadsworth was built in the early 1800s to defend the Narrows - the entrance to New York Harbor. When you visit you...
View ArticleOld First Reformed Church
Church Listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesThis historic church was built in 1886 and, with a steeple of 212 feet, towers above the surrounding area as a beautiful example of Neo-Gothic...
View ArticleWeeksville Heritage Center
African American Historic SitesVisitors to this neighborhood will see the Hunterfly Road Houses in Weeksville; listed in the National Historic Register, these preserved homes belonged to free African...
View ArticleFort Tilden
Military Base, Nature Trails and Beautiful Beaches! Spend an afternoon exploring the abandoned military buildings of Fort Tilden. Established in 1917 as a defense point for New York Harbor, this...
View ArticleThe Officers' Club
Take a Tour of "the Castle"Thought to have had its plans designed by General Robert E. Lee before the Civil War, the building was erected in the 1870s after the war. Located within Fort Totten Park,...
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