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The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.

A blend of sporting history mixed with childhood nostalgia await visitors to this museum.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

The longest step street in the city.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

One of the country's best automotive museums and home to one of the first motor vehicles.

The former location of a platform that allowed passengers to safely wait for the trolley.

A unique collection of artistic rides

The world's largest single-aperture telescope resides in the Canary Islands.

Abandoned rock quarry now a haven for mountain bikers and hikers.

The final resting place for the famed creator and narrator of "The Twilight Zone."

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

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

Curtiss is a forgotten figure in the early history of flight.

The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.

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

A collection of the best toys ever made inside a museum devoted to play.

Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

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

Legend says that this short Canadian tunnel still holds the dying screams of a girl who burned alive.

Where one of the worst train disasters in the country took place, leading to upgrades in rail safety.

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