(1/2) I spent a hot August day swimming at Jacob Riis and exploring Fort Tilden. This is Battery Harris East, a defunct WWII artillery platform. A long walk down a dirt road through dense underbrush to find this!

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Fort Tilden

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

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