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A hamlet full of permanent Christmas spirit holds one of the earliest theme parks in the United States.

A Seussian sculpture made of brass instruments.

This overlooked gem outside Niagara Falls preserves and celebrates Iroquois culture.

Explore the evolution of printing technology, from cuneiform to Kindle.

The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.

Want to build a wind turbine? Secede from the nation.

The shared home of a utopian commune that practiced "free love" a century before the hippies.

A CT scan revealed the identity of this 3,000-year-old mummy that everyone erroneously thought was female.

One of the largest festivals of flowers in North America takes place, appropriately, in the Flower City.

Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.

The "Skinny House" is made from scrap, salvage, and a neighbor’s kindness.

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

This isolated community does not want you to visit.

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

This 19th century brick building in Brooklyn stands out like the anachronistic landmark that it is.

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.

Known as the "Forgotten City" it was home to industry, riots, artists, squatters, and to one of the largest single disaster fires in New York City.

A gazebo that inspired the fifth episode of the "Twilight Zone" still stands in the creator's hometown

A prized globe signed by Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh sits in the Brooklyn office of the American Geographical Society.

A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.

This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.

A tiny islet just off Long Island offers a wealth of infectious curiosities.

Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.