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

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

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

The final resting place for the famed creator and narrator of "The Twilight Zone."

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

Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”

Canada's largest dinosaur skeleton was hidden away in storage for more than 40 years.

A touching tribute to the "Wonky Donkey."

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

Where one of the worst train disasters in the country took place, leading to upgrades in rail safety.

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

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

Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

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

Genesis of modern hydroelectric power.

More than 350 million years ago, western New York was covered in a vast sea. Today, you can dig up the remains of the plants and animals that lived there.

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

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

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

A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.

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

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

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!