The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.

This formerly abandoned amusement park includes a classic carousel and a replica of Mark Twain's famous hut-like Elmira study.

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.

An historic lighthouse accessible via a half-mile walk through a nature preserve and freshwater tidal wetlands.

The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.

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

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

A hamlet full of permanent Christmas spirit holds one of the earliest theme parks in the United States.

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

This magnificent work of art captures the spirit of the region.

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

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

The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.

The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

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

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

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.