In the mid-19th century, an eight-sided house was the latest fad.

The Brigadier General was so afraid of being buried alive that he had a buzzer installed in his mausoleum, just in case he woke up.

How did a historical Black burial ground become a Staten Island strip mall?

An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

A fictional town that was briefly brought to life before fading once again out of existence.

A memorial to the 1913 tragedy that helped protect the workers of the future.

An off the grid woodland retreat that harkens back to days long forgotten.

A physical catalog of ceramics made by the now-defunct Celadon Terra Cotta company.

A quaint village in Western New York named after Alexander Hamilton's beloved sister-in-law.

A sycamore tree grown from seeds that traveled to the moon.

This museum pays tribute to the largest group in the Iroquois Confederacy.

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

This manor in the woods memorializes one of the greatest birders of a generation.

This museum is dedicated to a Hollywood icon.

The first and only American institution dedicated to the enduring value of comedy in the United States.

This institution pays tribute to an associate justice who protected civil rights and prosecuted Nazis.

This formerly abandoned amusement park includes a classic carousel and a replica of Mark Twain's famous hut-like Elmira study.

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

A historical home in upstate New York honors the work of John W. Jones, a formerly enslaved man who was a major agent for the Underground Railroad.

All that remains of one of the Civil War's more deadly POW camps is a simple flagstone.

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

Nassau Hall has served as army barracks, a museum, and played a key role in the American Revolution.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.