This two-room factory has been cranking out the musical signifier of zaniness for a century.

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

Collection of antique science instruments displayed in recreated 1870-1930 laboratories.

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

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

A beautifully designed asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center with a ghost story or two.

This massive melon is a recreation of a similar gate from the Pan-American Expo.

An elaborate memorial to a man local legend says died of a broken heart.

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.

This sprawling collection of saintly relics includes such fascinations as wood from the Cross of Jesus and threads from Mary's veil.

Canada's first pet cemetery is now abandoned.

The artwork commemorates the many ways 20th-century people perished while on the clock.

Named in tribute to Canadian singer and songwriter Neil Young.

The racehorse's headstone highlights a forgotten part of the Hendrie Park Gardens' history.

Abandoned for over a century, this chilling train tunnel is now a destination for ghost hunters.

Among the cliffs of the Elora Gorge is an oft-overlooked piece of celebratory graffiti.

This nomadic monster has divided opinions as it prowls across Canada.

An arresting temple full of mosaics as colorful as the politician they memorialize.

The purported world's shortest international bridge connects a homeowner in Canada to his backyard in New York.

A massive, fading granite poem is all that remains of one Whitman superfan's tribute to the famous writer.

This quaint museum taps into the sweet history of the maple syrup industry.

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

The largest canoe collection in the world—and the most Canadian museum ever.