A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.

At this site, two historic stone bridges spanning the Sing Sing Kill—one right on top of the other.

A former infectious disease laboratory chronicles how tuberculosis shaped a village nestled in the Adirondacks.

This historic fort spans more the 300 years.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

A journey through military artifacts and the history of Cortland.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

A tribute to the hard-working men and women of Grumman, who crafted F-14 fighter jets.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

A memorial to the 1913 tragedy that helped protect the workers of the future.

This backwater graveyard in the Hamptons became a trendy burial spot and posthumous status symbol for famous artists.

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

An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'

The poet's been ambling through these New York woods since 1940.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

Genesis of modern hydroelectric power.

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.'

An interesting look into 18th-century American history.

Dozens of houses in the Adirondack Mountains are reminders of a literal "cottage industry" to cure people of a deadly disease.

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

Golden plates containing what would become the Book of Mormon were believed to be buried on this New York hillside.

A historic lighthouse steeped in rumors of ghost and pirate stories.

This museum pays tribute to the largest group in the Iroquois Confederacy.