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The Wesleyan Chapel's three original walls.

Seneca Falls, New York

Wesleyan Chapel

What remains of the simple red brick chapel where the women's rights movement began.

The bridge through trees

Seneca Falls, New York

Bridge Street Bridge

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

Peeling paint inside The Maples.
Permanently Closed

Ovid, New York

Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane

An abandoned asylum where patients have been forgotten but their possessions remain.

The statue seen from the banks of the river.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg's Mini Statue of Liberty

A local prank turned town icon.

Old Jail Museum

Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

Old Jail Museum

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

Jim Thorpe Monument in Jim Thorpe, PA

Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

Jim Thorpe Monument

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

Niagara Falls Floral Clock

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Niagara Falls Floral Clock

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

Panorama from the overlook.

Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania

Kinzua Bridge

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

A view over the fort and the city of Rome.

Rome, New York

Fort Stanwix National Monument

An interesting look into 18th-century American history.

Zippo / Case Museum

Bradford, Pennsylvania

Zippo/Case Museum

This collection honors the iconic, and proudly American lighter that just won't quit.

Welcoming sign
Permanently Closed

Rome, New York

Erie Canal Village

A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal, abandoned for some time, slowly being restored.

Griffis Sculpture Park

East Otto, New York

Griffis Sculpture Park

A collection of unique outdoor sculptures surounded by the beauty of nature.

This serene garden and modest fountain marks the heart of Montcalm Park.

Oswego, New York

Montcalm Park

This Upstate New York park squeezes a lot of history into its two-acre triangular space.

Park Bench in Park Circle, Angelica

Angelica, New York

Angelica, New York

A quaint village in Western New York named after Alexander Hamilton's beloved sister-in-law.

Mark Twain's Study

Elmira, New York

Mark Twain's Study

The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.

Mark Twain's headstone.

Elmira, New York

Mark Twain's Grave

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

The six-story treehouse.

Ithaca, New York

Cayuga Nature Center

A six-story treehouse offers spectacular views of New York's Finger Lakes region.

Glenn H. Curtiss Aviation Museum

Hammondsport, New York

Glenn H. Curtiss Aviation Museum

Curtiss is a forgotten figure in the early history of flight.

T.M. Younglove Octagon House.

Hammondsport, New York

T.M. Younglove Octagon House

In the mid-19th century, an eight-sided house was the latest fad.

Round guitar disaplay

Rochester, New York

House of Guitars

The largest guitar store in the world has been visited by some of music's all-time greats passing through upstate New York.

Finger Lakes Drive-In

Auburn, New York

Finger Lakes Drive-In

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

The National Toy Hall of Fame

Rochester, New York

The National Toy Hall of Fame

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

The Susan B. Anthony (left) and Mary Stafford Anthony (right) graves covered in voting stickers in 2020.

Rochester, New York

Susan B. Anthony's Grave

The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.

Amelia Bloomer introduces Susan B. Anthony to Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Seneca Falls, New York

When Anthony Met Stanton

This statue commemorates the meeting of the most influential minds of the women’s rights movement.

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