A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.

The great American road trip, but smaller.

Surprising rock art on the Adirondack Scenic Byway.

A quaint village in Western New York named after Alexander Hamilton's beloved sister-in-law.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

This museum is dedicated to a Hollywood icon.

This institution pays tribute to an associate justice who protected civil rights and prosecuted Nazis.

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

This manor in the woods memorializes one of the greatest birders of a generation.

A collection of unique outdoor sculptures surounded by the beauty of nature.

This historic fort spans more the 300 years.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.

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

This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.

This Buffalo museum hides an Art Deco gas station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

As telephones become more essential and less stylish one historic Brooklyn building remembers the days when they were a grand celebration of communication.