Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

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

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

This small road tunnel is the only place where you can cross beneath the Erie Canal.

Legend says that this short Canadian tunnel still holds the dying screams of a girl who burned alive.

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

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

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

Genesis of modern hydroelectric power.

The "last holdout of the Confederacy” actually sat at the edge of the Canadian border.

This former hub for crafty philosophers was founded by a writer who died aboard the infamous RMS Lusitania.

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.

Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.

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

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.