One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

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

The remains of a failed subway in upstate New York is now an underground graffiti bunker.

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

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.

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

An antique cemetery in New York, this land is home to any number of famed corpses.

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.

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

Museum dedicated to the struggles of the disabled.

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