This New York estate was designed to resemble a medieval Scottish castle.

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.

One of the largest festivals of flowers in North America takes place, appropriately, in the Flower City.

A bar, burger joint, and arcade housed in a late 19th-century church building.

The Binghamton area is home to six of the last remaining hand-carved vintage carousels.

The floor-to-ceiling collection in an old factory is a unique alternative to stuffy galleries.

An unassuming nature trail winds through dozens of tiny houses built for the wee people.

Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.

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

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

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

This art center is way beyond your average pumpkin-carving operation.

This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

These expertly crafted, scientifically accurate glass sea creatures were once an international phenomenon.

This rare archive of original recordings and photos uncovers the early days of hip hop culture.

For a buck, students can snag freshly picked apples grown in the university orchards.

This oversize piece of novelty cookware once cooked the largest pancake in the world.

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.

An abandoned asylum where patients have been forgotten but their possessions remain.

World's largest herd of white deer populate a former U.S. Army depot.

A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

This statue commemorates the meeting of the most influential minds of the women’s rights movement.

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

A deteriorating 1990s Girl Scout camp in a beautiful lush park on Lake Ontario.