Buffalo, New York
Edward M. Cotter
This vessel is believed to be the oldest operating fireboat in the world.
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Buffalo, New York
This vessel is believed to be the oldest operating fireboat in the world.
East Aurora, New York
This former hub for crafty philosophers was founded by a writer who died aboard the infamous RMS Lusitania.
Buffalo, New York
This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.
Derby, New York
This Frank Lloyd Wright summer house was designed along Lake Erie as a retreat for a client's wife.
Jamestown, New York
Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”
Rochester, New York
The largest guitar store in the world has been visited by some of music's all-time greats passing through upstate New York.
Albion, New York
Intact 125-year-old carpentry shop and Victorian house, along with cobblestone architecture structures.
Medina, New York
This small road tunnel is the only place where you can cross beneath the Erie Canal.
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.
Lyon, France
Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.
Lyon, France
Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.
Lyon, France
Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.
Lyon, France
Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.
York, England
The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.
York, England
One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.
York, England
A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.
Madrid, Spain
A rare set of strings by famed instrument maker Antonio Stradivarius is on display in the Royal Palace.
Seville, Spain
The world's largest wooden structure.
Seville, Spain
The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
Cassadaga, New York
Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.
Eden, New York
This two-room factory has been cranking out the musical signifier of zaniness for a century.
Niagara Falls, New York
Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.
North Tonawanda, New York
A preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.
Buffalo, New York
A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."