Places sierrawest Wants to Go

Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.

The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.

The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.

This nostalgic blast from the grooming past is also a working barbershop.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.

Dedicated to preserving the history of free Black communities in Brooklyn and beyond.

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.

A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.

This recipe is set in stone.

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

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

This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.

The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.

This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.

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

Underneath the bustling city streets, a hydroponic farm grows unique herbs in an urban oasis.

The Underground Railroad passed right through this historic Brooklyn Heights church.