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

Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”

A soon-to-be-forgotten roadside spectacle loaded with local lore.

Intricate storybook scenes are tucked inside these shadow boxes, which are tucked inside a library in the Pocono Mountains.

Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.

This mill on Lake Erie appears to shrink as a viewer approaches thanks to an optical illusion.

For decades, it has disappeared and reappeared as water levels rise and fall.

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.

This overlooked gem outside Niagara Falls preserves and celebrates Iroquois culture.

A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.

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

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

The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.

This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

This exhibit pays tribute to the “humble tinkerer” who invented the implantable pacemaker.

The shared home of a utopian commune that practiced "free love" a century before the hippies.

It would take 35 firetrucks to fill this enormous glacial pothole.

Buildings that dynamite couldn't bring down were abandoned because of bathroom issues.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

This edgy museum will whet your appetite for the industrial history of Western New York.

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

See wolves, coyotes, and arctic foxes in a natural environment smack in the middle of New York State.