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

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

Decades of pinball and arcade classics line this South Florida outpost of a popular Northeast arcade.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.

An abandoned subway tunnel that could have reinvigorated Staten Island still lies somewhere beneath this Brooklyn park.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

Failed state-supported institution meant to rehabilitate students with intellectual disabilities.

The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.

The collection is exhibited in a Staten Island building modeled on traditional Himalayan architecture.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

Devotional offerings and pleas for intercession are left at this Depression-era shrine inside a nature preserve.

One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.

Featuring the the longest lift span of any vertical-lift bridge in the world.

Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

The rare American Civil War-era weapon was never fired in anger.

On the hills of Bay Ridge stands a house straight out of a fairy tale.