Rochester, New York
Rochester Lilac Festival
One of the largest festivals of flowers in North America takes place, appropriately, in the Flower City.
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Rochester, New York
One of the largest festivals of flowers in North America takes place, appropriately, in the Flower City.
Romulus, New York
World's largest herd of white deer populate a former U.S. Army depot.
Bluff Point, New York
One patriotic farmer's ode to the 9/11 tragedy remains even after the farm changed hands.
Penn Yan, New York
This oversize piece of novelty cookware once cooked the largest pancake in the world.
Pittsford, New York
Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.
Palmyra, New York
Golden plates containing what would become the Book of Mormon were believed to be buried on this New York hillside.
Seattle, Washington
Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.
Seattle, Washington
From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Syracuse, New York
A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.
Syracuse, New York
This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.
Fayetteville, New York
Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.
Syracuse, New York
A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.
Boston, Massachusetts
The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.
Charlestown, Rhode Island
250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.
Mentor, Ohio
A fiberglass jungle, deep in the wilds of the Cleveland suburbs.
Linesville, Pennsylvania
"Where the ducks walk on fish."
Meadville, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania landscape depicted by a quarter mile of mosaics made from used road signs.
Portland, Oregon
This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.
Portland, Oregon
Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.
Portland, Oregon
The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.
Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Portland, Oregon
An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.