Places brayertom Wants to Go

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.

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

The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.

An antique cemetery in New York, this land is home to any number of famed corpses.

This New York estate was designed to resemble a medieval Scottish castle.

"Call for the doctor, call for the nurse... Vote!! said the lady with the alligator purse."

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

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

The home, museum, and death site of Kodak's influential founder.

An unassuming nature trail winds through dozens of tiny houses built for the wee people.

The floor-to-ceiling collection in an old factory is a unique alternative to stuffy galleries.

This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.

Play heads or tails with thousands of different coins.

This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.

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

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

An old dining hall now serves up ghost stories for lusty locals.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

A collection of the best toys ever made inside a museum devoted to play.

Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?

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

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

Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.

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