15 Pictures Of New York That Are Eerie Yet Magical

Whether it’s greeting you at dawn or chillingly sending you off at dusk, fog is one of Mother Nature’s most fascinating yet eerie gifts. From dancing over some of our most serene locations to rolling in over our major cities, you can’t help but feel captivated no matter how creepy things may seem! These 15 images below will have you struggling to decide whether or not you’re truly frightened or fascinated, take a look:

Morning fog rolling in over the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park.

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Up in the region of our Adirondack High Peaks you’ll find this eerie setting at the Mount Van Hoevenberg Trailhead.

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Captured inside our beautiful Adirondack Park, here you can see the enchanting night fog dancing across Lewey Lake.

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A foggy stroll along New York’s empty boardwalk.

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Boy, doesn’t this image make you feel small. Magnificently captured alongside a corn field in Buffalo, New York.

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Mysterious fog rolling in through Buffalo and the waterfront of Lake Erie.

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Would you be brave enough to walk out onto this Raquette Lake dock amongst the fog all alone?

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A hair-raising image captured on a nighttime stroll though New York’s Prospect Park.

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Intriguing or Frightening? You decide! This lightning storm over New York City is a photogenic force of nature.

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Hidden beneath these layers of fog and mist lie New York’s Hudson River.

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A misty start to a New Yorker’s day of exploring at Sam’s Point Preserve.

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Another eerie morning captured in our great Adirondack Park, near the town of Newcomb.

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At first glance this picture may seem like no big deal, but once you take in that this is on top of Rockefeller Center and you’re that high up with zero visibility? Well, you’ll feel the chills.

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There’s always something so captivating about seeing fog tread on top of water.

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A misty Summer morning near the village of Lake Placid.

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Wow, we’re blown away by New York once again! Which one of these eerie yet magical photos intrigued you the most?