Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

In Cold Spring, New York, a shrine containing Godzilla and an assortment of plastic dinosaurs stands dedicated to a teenager who died in a car accident in 1996.

In the recreated studio of a visionary artist, a stone that may be more than meets the eye.

A Byzantine-style concrete artwork pays tribute to a 17th-century saint.

Because holiday cheer is at its finest when it includes eerie mannequins, right?

A monument honoring those who died in the Great Famine of Ireland.

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

The birthplace of the alleged inventor of baseball.

Lady LeWinDa Milkzalot showcases Lewis County's dairy farming heritage and boasts an impressive rotation of seasonal outfits.

A rusted blade sticks out from the trunk of this tree, left as a memorial to a young man who left to fight in the Civil War but never returned home.

A mummy and sarcophagus are part of the many wonders in this library's collection.

The highest natural point in New York City and all of the Atlantic coastal plain.

A reproduction of a giant humanoid "fossil," a hoax buried locally for construction crews to find and gain national attention.

This stave church nestled in the Catskills was built in the 1960s by a community of Ukrainian immigrants and refugees.

Opened in 1947, this is the oldest continuously-operating drive-in theater in New York.

An interesting look into 18th-century American history.

This house was the subject of an Edward Hopper painting, which in turn helped inspire the design of the Bates house in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho.'

More than 350 million years ago, western New York was covered in a vast sea. Today, you can dig up the remains of the plants and animals that lived there.

Of all the unique artifacts inside this library, a mummified hand stands out among the others.

This picturesque cottage was the site of Ulysses S. Grant’s final and perhaps most important campaign.

Learn about the last river many crossed to find freedom from slavery in the United States.

Take a trip back to the 1950s and the heyday of the road trip along Historic Route 20.

A 10-foot-tall concrete Alley Oop statue left over from World War II now stands on the side of the road.

Where one of the worst train disasters in the country took place, leading to upgrades in rail safety.

The private island of Yale's elite Skull & Bones society is kind of a dump.