It wouldn't be long after purchasing this farm, Brown would lead his siege on Harper's Ferry.

A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.

The actor best known for slapstick comedy is memorialized in his home town.

This university transit system is a 1970's vision of the future.

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

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

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

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

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!

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

World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.

Once used as a deterrent to drinking alcohol.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.

A statue of the English poet for whom this Delaware town is named is ritually dressed in seasonally appropriate clothing.