A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

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

The home, museum, and death site of Kodak's influential founder.

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.

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

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

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

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

The third version of this tall sailing ship sits, rusted and burnt, in Lake Ontario.

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

A collection of unique outdoor sculptures surounded by the beauty of nature.

This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

This former hub for crafty philosophers was founded by a writer who died aboard the infamous RMS Lusitania.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

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

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

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

A preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.

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

The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.

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

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.