Places alessandralee Wants to Go

The only boathouse Frank Lloyd Wright ever designed was also the only unbuilt structure in his famous Wasmuth Portfolio, until 2007.

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.

A preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.

A staggering collection of photographs depicting medical, social, and historical change.

This two-room factory has been cranking out the musical signifier of zaniness for a century.

Antique skeletons and taxidermy creatures were found crammed in a university closet.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

This museum pays tribute to the largest group in the Iroquois Confederacy.

This stately brick building once provided supplies and equipment to lighthouses across the northeast during the 19th and 20th centuries.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

An interim housing alternative to FEMA trailers that is designed for densely populated areas during recovery and rebuilding following a natural disaster.

Enormous one time fiber mill now houses local artists and small businesses.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

This local landmark is home to art galleries and the area's only community darkroom.

Astonishing collection of helmets, scientific instruments, and medical models.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.