Places dasprite222 Wants to Go

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

This massive work of art is five stories high and 120 feet long.

Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.

The ceiling of this shopping arcade is adorned with six trompe-l’œil artworks, including a grim funeral scene.

Eight huge lanterns lining a city street can change color on command.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

Built in 1931, this small passageway is believed to be the first modern skyway.

World's largest carved onyx figure stands as a tribute to enduring peace.

This statue of Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks immortalizes one of the greatest moments in American sports history.

A bronze monument to Cleveland's favorite, fastest son.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

This American Civil War-era fort still stands near the border between Washington, D.C. and Maryland.

A diminutive plaque recalls the treetop sniper who almost killed Abe Lincoln.

Opened in 1947, this is the oldest continuously-operating drive-in theater in New York.

A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

A rusted blade sticks out from the trunk of this tree, left as a memorial to a young man who left to fight in the Civil War but never returned home.

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.

This overlooked gem outside Niagara Falls preserves and celebrates Iroquois culture.

A local prank turned town icon.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

Flowers have mysteriously appeared on her effigy every day for the last 150 years.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.