Places rodneyconley Wants to Go

An abandoned railroad tunnel forgotten by time awaits inquisitive hikers.

Called the “General Motors of the piano industry,” these buildings once produced as many as 700 pianos a week.

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

Dozens of houses in the Adirondack Mountains are reminders of a literal "cottage industry" to cure people of a deadly disease.

On this island, you suck away your garbage via an elaborate pneumatic tube system.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.

This Buffalo museum hides an Art Deco gas station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

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

All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

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

A monument stands to the famous suffragist who penned the declaration for women's equal rights, including the right to vote.

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

A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.

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

This small road tunnel is the only place where you can cross beneath the Erie Canal.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

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

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.