Widow Jane Mine, New York

Abandoned limestone mine (with an underground pool) that has become a performance and function space for area residents. It is a "room and pillar" mine, so is relatively horizontal. The shallow mine is on the grounds of the Snyder Estate, a historical property that is managed to preserve the history of this 32-square-mile cement mining region of New York, where cement for such landmarks as the Brooklyn Bridge, New York Throughway, and Washington Monument came from. A small cement museum is also located on site.