The purported world's shortest international bridge connects a homeowner in Canada to his backyard in New York.

The private island of Yale's elite Skull & Bones society is kind of a dump.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

In DeWitt, New York, a blanket-wrapped gas station makes a creative statement on global dependence on oil.

Abandoned rock quarry now a haven for mountain bikers and hikers.

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.

A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal, abandoned for some time, slowly being restored.

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

This unique crypt designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his longtime friend was not completed in either man's lifetime.

Museum dedicated to the struggles of the disabled.

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!

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

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.

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

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

These expertly crafted, scientifically accurate glass sea creatures were once an international phenomenon.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

The Binghamton area is home to six of the last remaining hand-carved vintage carousels.

A memorial to the 1913 tragedy that helped protect the workers of the future.

A gazebo that inspired the fifth episode of the "Twilight Zone" still stands in the creator's hometown