Places NG3894 Wants to Go

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

This ruined quarry once produced the distinctive red sandstone used for construction projects in Washington, D.C.

The grounds of former plantations where abolitionist Harriet Tubman spent her youth enslaved are now a museum to her incredible life.

This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.

Historic home of America's sweetheart sharpshooter, Annie Oakley.

The elevator hidden in a smokestack on Roosevelt's yacht now serves as a monument to the former president.

The longest-covered bridge in the state of Maryland.

A preserved 18th century homestead in Western Pennsylvania marks the spot where the Whiskey Rebellion began.

It may appear to be a fancy junk yard, but each item has a story to tell and a lesson to impart.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

A holy well believed to have healing powers.

Where the Millerites gathered to watch the end of the world in 1844—and left disappointed.

This New York estate was designed to resemble a medieval Scottish castle.

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

Antique skeletons and taxidermy creatures were found crammed in a university closet.

A bar, burger joint, and arcade housed in a late 19th-century church building.

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.

An unassuming nature trail winds through dozens of tiny houses built for the wee people.

A mummy and sarcophagus are part of the many wonders in this library's collection.

Opened in 1947, this is the oldest continuously-operating drive-in theater in New York.

A rusted blade sticks out from the trunk of this tree, left as a memorial to a young man who left to fight in the Civil War but never returned home.

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

This formerly abandoned amusement park includes a classic carousel and a replica of Mark Twain's famous hut-like Elmira study.

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.