This isolated community does not want you to visit.

Whale bones, scrimshaw, and sperm oil make up just a part of this comprehensive collection of whaling history.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

Believe It or Not, Ripley once called this chiseled mountainside “New York’s Mount Rushmore”.

Collect holy water from a Bronx grotto.

The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

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

The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.

Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.

The Underground Railroad passed right through this historic Brooklyn Heights church.

Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

One Brooklyn man's collection of life-size fiberglass statues has taken over his entire yard.

The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.

This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.

Museum dedicated to the struggles of the disabled.

Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.