"Call for the doctor, call for the nurse... Vote!! said the lady with the alligator purse."

An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.

This unique crypt designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his longtime friend was not completed in either man's lifetime.

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

The home, museum, and death site of Kodak's influential founder.

A collection of unique outdoor sculptures surounded by the beauty of nature.

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

A collection of the best toys ever made, The National Toy Hall of Fame is filled with kids, fun, and for some reason, a bird preserve.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

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

These mouldering mansion ruins remember a time when the Catskills were nothing but luxury.

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

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.

This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

A 19th century hat factory still stands as a crumbling ruin in upstate New York.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

The abandoned grounds and derelict greenhouses of this once-magnificent Edwardian estate are now a nature preserve open for exploration.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.