Created by four famous men (Henry Hobson Richardson, Frederick Law Olmsted, Calvert Vaux and Thomas Story Kirkbride), the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center...but still boasts a ghost story or two!

This vessel is believed to be the oldest operating fireboat in the world.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Learn about the last river many crossed to find freedom from slavery in the United States.

Genesis of modern hydroelectric power.

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

Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.