Staten Island Boat Graveyard — Attraction in New York

This location isn't really open to the public, but there weren't any "no trespassing" signs or anyone to ask us to leave. Be respectful. The land is thick with brush and very marshy. A lot of amazing nautical history here. Military vessels from WWII, vintage ferries, wooden paddlewheels, tugboats, cranes and more. The boats sit silently rusting away, some half-submerged with scurrying birds and the occasional industrial barge being the only activity. It is a serene meditative place -- some local folklore says it is haunted and there are lights and...

Super cool place! The cemetery nearby is also an amazing find.

Some notes- Following a GPS will lead you to a wall that will make you think it’s blocked off. Go a little north of there to get in. I had to walk past a private property sign to get a good view but I told the guy there I was here for the boats and he waved me past. If you plan on visiting I would be respectful of the fact that it’s private by not bringing a...

I look at pictures like this and all I can think of is all of the material that is going to wast, being allowed to rot away, when it could be cut up and recycled. And all of this had to be replaced by digging huge open pit mines to get more iron to turn into steel to make more ships and barges when a huge pile of steel is just waiting...