Wolcott, New York
'Venus Rising From the Sea'
This elegant structure at the heart of a Finger Lakes town was originally a drinking fountain.
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Wolcott, New York
This elegant structure at the heart of a Finger Lakes town was originally a drinking fountain.
Palmyra, New York
The press that first printed the Book of Mormon.
Pittsford, New York
Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.
Syracuse, New York
A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.
Elmira, New York
All that remains of one of the Civil War's more deadly POW camps is a simple flagstone.
Palmyra, New York
A field in which God and his son Jesus purportedly appeared to a young farm boy named Joseph Smith.
Elmira, New York
A historical home in upstate New York honors the work of John W. Jones, a formerly enslaved man who was a major agent for the Underground Railroad.
Palmyra, New York
Golden plates containing what would become the Book of Mormon were believed to be buried on this New York hillside.
Seneca Falls, New York
What remains of the simple red brick chapel where the women's rights movement began.
Penn Yan, New York
This non-binary preacher formed a religious movement in the region of New York later known as the “Burned-Over District.”
Ithaca, New York
In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.
Trumansburg, New York
A reproduction of a giant humanoid "fossil," a hoax buried locally for construction crews to find and gain national attention.
Vernal, Utah
Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.
Kanab, Utah
Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.
Payson, Utah
A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.
Conyers, Georgia
A herd of plastic cows hangs out under this transmission tower in rural Georgia.
Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania
One of the first commercially successful anthracite-powered iron-making operations in North America.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
In use from 1742 to 1910, only flat headstones were allowed in this cemetery.
New York, New York
In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.
New York, New York
This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.
New York, New York
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
New York, New York
Visit the site of a subway powered by nothing more than air--and lots of it.
Solitaire, Namibia
In Namibia there is an installation that explores the intertwined linguistics and existential beliefs of an imaginary community.
Charlestown, Indiana
Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.