Buffalo, New York
Silo City
Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.
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Buffalo, New York
Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.
Buffalo, New York
This vessel is believed to be the oldest operating fireboat in the world.
Buffalo, New York
A monument honoring those who died in the Great Famine of Ireland.
Buffalo, New York
The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.
Buffalo, New York
A monument to a Polish general who fought the American Revolution and became the "Father of the American Cavalry."
Buffalo, New York
A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."
Buffalo, New York
The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.
Buffalo, New York
This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.
Buffalo, New York
One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.
Buffalo, New York
The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.
Niagara Falls, New York
One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.
Queens, New York
Two New York rooftops are home to the largest rooftop soil farms in the world.
Winthrop, Massachusetts
The site of the tragic isolation of Nipmuc Native Americans left to perish in King Philip's War.
Winthrop, Massachusetts
Second largest wastewater treatment plant in the country.
Boston, Massachusetts
A memorial dedicated to victims of the Irish Potato Famine who perished while quarantined on this island.
Winthrop, Massachusetts
The oldest continuously inhabited private home in the United States.
Morristown, New Jersey
A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.
Morristown, New Jersey
A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.
Miami, Florida
Remains of a massive World War II blimp base, now home to a railroad museum.
Brooklyn, New York
Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.
Chicago, Illinois
This old-fashioned confectionary has been family owned and operated for more than a century.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.