A Bauhaus co-founder designed this quirky, abandoned granary.

Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.

See wolves, coyotes, and arctic foxes in a natural environment smack in the middle of New York State.

This local landmark is home to art galleries and the area's only community darkroom.

This exhibit allows visitors to wander through the interior of a replica Ice Age glacial cave.

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

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

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

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

The library of every book lover's dreams.

Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

Over 140 boathouses built by miners from the Soudan Iron Mine in the early 20th century overlook Stuntz Bay on Lake Vermilion.

Minnesota's oldest and deepest mine is now an underground physics laboratory.

This century-old barn is home to a homey, eclectic film festival.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

This elegant structure at the heart of a Finger Lakes town was originally a drinking fountain.

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

This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.

Taxonomy experiment known for quirky collections.

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

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