A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

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

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.

This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

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.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

World's largest herd of white deer populate a former U.S. Army depot.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.

Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

A deteriorating 1990s Girl Scout camp in a beautiful lush park on Lake Ontario.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

Known by nicknames like the "Jersey Jumper" and the "Daring Yankee," Patch was the first famous daredevil in the United States.

Where the Millerites gathered to watch the end of the world in 1844—and left disappointed.

Alexander Milliner, a favorite of General Washington, is interred at Mt. Hope Cemetery along with 80 other Revolutionary War veterans.

A giant steel sculpture with animals in its shadows.