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

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

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

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

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

This sprawling woodland estate was the brainchild of iconic American industrial designer Russel Wright.

This seemingly unremarkable boulder is said to bear the hoofprint of the devil himself.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

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

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.

This lovely little pond is named after the hundreds of soldiers' corpses that were rolled into the waters during the French-Indian War.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.

The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.

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

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

This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.

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

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

Two community gardens under the elevated subway lines on a very busy commercial strip in Bushwick.