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

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

All that remains of one of the Civil War's more deadly POW camps is a simple flagstone.

Take an underground boat ride through a former hydraulic raceway that was built in the late 19th century.

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

This Frank Lloyd Wright summer house was designed along Lake Erie as a retreat for a client's wife.

Explore the evolution of printing technology, from cuneiform to Kindle.

A room hidden behind a swinging shelf in the children's section.

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.

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

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

The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.

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.

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

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

The library of every book lover's dreams.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

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

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

This Indianapolis landmark offers a secret panoramic view of the city. 

Marine fossils from the Devonian period are exposed at this park.

Home to over 300 antique cars and motorcycles, including Thomas Edison's Model A.

This quaint stretch of road is the final resting place for hundreds of America's four-legged veterans.