Whether you're up or down, the Elevator Museum is worth a stop.

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

A 9-story, poured concrete structure which was used as a glue factory with an indelible smell.

This Frank Lloyd Wright summer house was designed along Lake Erie as a retreat for a client's wife.

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

This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.

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

An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.

Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.

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

This Buffalo museum hides an Art Deco gas station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

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

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

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

Fall down the rabbit hole into a surreal journey of human consciousness "from ass to soul."

The world's first jet-powered aircraft were assembled by the Germans in this secret factory in the forest during WWII.

A tiny, intricate model railway system.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.