Parks

After sitting unused for decades, this abandoned communist infrastructure became a wildlife utopia.

A Jurassic artscape composed of transmission casings and other mechanical parts.

This trail was once used to smuggle cigarettes, sugar, and other black market goods between Italy and Switzerland.

Cooled, fractured lava formed this geometric rock feature.

Previously a hot spring, this park remains a site of unique history, wildlife, and geology.

This plaque celebrates the sister city relationship between Fredricksburg and Fréjus.

The ruins of a burned-down monastery have become a serene park and community space. 

A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.

Historical structures and natural wonders await visitors to this preserve.

A community-funded monument to kindness in the face of life's difficulties.

The local community brought back this land to transform it into a nature preserve.

More than 350 million years ago, western New York was covered in a vast sea. Today, you can dig up the remains of the plants and animals that lived there.