This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

A beautiful, historic location open to the public.

A waterway covered over after the Industrial Revolution has been unearthed and cleaned up, for the enjoyment of fish and humans alike.

Self-sufficient greenhouse floating on the Hudson River.

These century-old townhouses contain some of the first car garages built in the United States.

A farm in New Jersey grew a most unusual crop for AT&T's testing purposes.

Local lore claims this park is named after a young woman who jumped off a cliff.

This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.

A small cave hidden deep within the Jenny Jump State Forest.

Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.

This is the location of the U.S. Radium Corporation where the “Radium Girls” worked, became sickened by radiation poisoning, with many dying horrible deaths.

Richly symbolic public artworks that have been reconfigured for the 21st century.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

A condo complex once housed a boarding school with the 24th U.S. Vice President among its notable alumni.

The world's only statue dedicated to the greatest Great Dane in comic strip history.

An abandoned tuberculosis hospital moulders on into an uncertain future.

This edgy museum will whet your appetite for the industrial history of Western New York.

Relax over handcrafted ale and gastro-pub grub inside an iconic (and possibly haunted) train station.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

This 1836 church, constructed by formerly enslaved people, honors a leader in Afrocentric music.

A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.

This massive circular sculpture may not be a portal to other worlds, but it does inspire the mind to imagine them.