I took a $39 round-trip ferry from Connecticut to New York. It was the perfect way to spend a summer day.

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I took a ferry to the perfect day-trip spot in New York.

Michele Herrmann

A 23,000-square-foot mansion on Long Island's Gold Coast is on sale for $33.5 million. Look inside the home nicknamed 'Shangri-La.'

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1 Dupont Court, aka Shangri-La.

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I visited a century-old New York mansion that was modeled after a medieval French castle. Take a closer look.

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You can see the French influence here, as well.

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See inside a historic 50,000-square-foot mansion on New York's Gold Coast that's featured in 'The Gilded Age'

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Hempstead House.

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A 216-acre park on Long Island is home to 4 mansions straight out of 'The Great Gatsby' — take a closer look

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Hempstead House.

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An abandoned 19th-century farmhouse in New York has remained untouched for 5 decades — take a look inside

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Photos left behind.

Bryan Sansivero

See inside Oheka Castle, the 127-room Long Island estate that inspired 'The Great Gatsby'

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The view of Oheka Castle from the grounds.

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See inside the eerie, abandoned Air Force base that spawned conspiracy theories and inspired 'Stranger Things'

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Outside the radar tower.

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A former Long Island congressman says Tom Suozzi 'charged into' the immigration debate in the New York special election and gave Democrats a blueprint to counter the GOP

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Tom Suozzi
Tom Suozzi.

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Nikki Haley's campaign blasts Trump over the GOP special election loss in New York: 'Until Republicans wake up, we will continue to lose'

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GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley.

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