An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.

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

Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”

The "Skinny House" is made from scrap, salvage, and a neighbor’s kindness.

Fossilized sea bottom and lime quarry.

This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.

This oversize piece of novelty cookware once cooked the largest pancake in the world.

A monument stands to the famous suffragist who penned the declaration for women's equal rights, including the right to vote.

Six peaceful acres in a residential neighborhood dedicated to art and peace.

Believe It or Not, Ripley once called this chiseled mountainside “New York’s Mount Rushmore”.

Glacial erratic or man-made dolmen? It probably wasn't druids.

The first pet cemetery in the United States.

This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

Eight whimsical acres of metal art.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

The first and only American institution dedicated to the enduring value of comedy in the United States.

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.

The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.

Hundreds of numbered stakes hidden in the woods mark the graves of the lost souls of a nearby asylum.