Hammondsport, New York
T.M. Younglove Octagon House
In the mid-19th century, an eight-sided house was the latest fad.
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Hammondsport, New York
In the mid-19th century, an eight-sided house was the latest fad.
West Point, New York
The Brigadier General was so afraid of being buried alive that he had a buzzer installed in his mausoleum, just in case he woke up.
Staten Island, New York
How did a historical Black burial ground become a Staten Island strip mall?
New York, New York
An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.
Roscoe, New York
An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.
Roscoe, New York
A fictional town that was briefly brought to life before fading once again out of existence.
Binghamton, New York
A memorial to the 1913 tragedy that helped protect the workers of the future.
Belmont, New York
An off the grid woodland retreat that harkens back to days long forgotten.
Alfred, New York
A physical catalog of ceramics made by the now-defunct Celadon Terra Cotta company.
Angelica, New York
A quaint village in Western New York named after Alexander Hamilton's beloved sister-in-law.
Coudersport, Pennsylvania
A sycamore tree grown from seeds that traveled to the moon.
Salamanca, New York
This museum pays tribute to the largest group in the Iroquois Confederacy.
Cassadaga, New York
Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.
Jamestown, New York
This manor in the woods memorializes one of the greatest birders of a generation.
Jamestown, New York
This museum is dedicated to a Hollywood icon.
Jamestown, New York
The first and only American institution dedicated to the enduring value of comedy in the United States.
Jamestown, New York
This institution pays tribute to an associate justice who protected civil rights and prosecuted Nazis.
Elmira, New York
This formerly abandoned amusement park includes a classic carousel and a replica of Mark Twain's famous hut-like Elmira study.
Elmira, New York
The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.
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.
Elmira, New York
All that remains of one of the Civil War's more deadly POW camps is a simple flagstone.
Elmira, New York
The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.
Princeton, New Jersey
Nassau Hall has served as army barracks, a museum, and played a key role in the American Revolution.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.