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Buffalo, New York

Pierce-Arrow Museum

This Buffalo museum hides an Art Deco gas station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Edward Denny Added by Edward Denny
Buffalo, New York

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Mexico, New York

Casey's Cottage

A carriage house converted into what resembles an 11th-century English manor house
Added by sanscott
West Nyack, New York

Mount Moor Cemetery

A historic Black graveyard hidden in the parking lot of one of America's largest malls.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Roxbury, New York

Villa Sposa

The former home of a disgraced local priest now hosts a mysterious secret supper club.
Added by Xamsiras
East Aurora, New York

Roycroft Campus

This former hub for crafty philosophers was founded by a writer who died aboard the infamous RMS Lusitania.
Edward Denny Added by Edward Denny
Alden, New York

Town Line, New York

The "last holdout of the Confederacy” actually sat at the edge of the Canadian border.
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Staten Island, New York

Conference House

During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.
lampbane Added by lampbane
Monroe, New York

Kiryas Joel

Adherence to strict Jewish laws is required to enter this ultra-conservative New York village.
atimian Added by atimian
East Hampton, New York

Green River Cemetery

This backwater graveyard in the Hamptons became a trendy burial spot and posthumous status symbol for famous artists.
katetruisi Added by katetruisi
Staten Island, New York

Swinburne Island

This abandoned artificial island off the coast of New York City is now home to dozens of harbor seals.
Thomas Hynes Added by Thomas Hynes
Sanborn, New York

Native American Museum of Art

This overlooked gem outside Niagara Falls preserves and celebrates Iroquois culture.
Added by Josh Kron
Saranac Lake, New York

Saranac Lake 'Cure Cottages'

Dozens of houses in the Adirondack Mountains are reminders of a literal "cottage industry" to cure people of a deadly disease.
dlc31723 Added by dlc31723
Bridgehampton, New York

Dan Flavin Art Institute

A fire station-turned-church-turned-museum dedicated to the work of seminal light artist Dan Flavin.
Added by Rachel Gould
Hammondsport, New York

Glenn H. Curtiss Aviation Museum

Curtiss is a forgotten figure in the early history of flight.
Sarah Laskow Added by Sarah Laskow
Gouverneur, New York

Giant Life Savers Roll

A giant roll of mints marks the birthplace of one of America's most famous candy brands.
Fairy Princess Lolly Added by Fairy Princess Lolly
Lewis, New York

Inez Milholland's Grave

A feminist who put a pretty face on suffrage when she rode a horse through the Capitol.
Molly McBride Jacobson Added by Molly McBride Jacobson
Waterloo, New York

The M'Clintock House

A historic home with ties to the abolition and suffrage movements.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Ithaca, New York

Cornell Hip Hop Collection

This rare archive of original recordings and photos uncovers the early days of hip hop culture.
Meg Added by Meg
Warnerville, New York

Peter Shulman's War

One sculptor's lifelong war game is the largest and longest running miniature campaign in history.
Josh Added by Josh
Orient, New York

Bear Rock Studio

Etchings in a pile of boulders on the Long Island Sound are a monument to vanquished native peoples.
Mom0ja Added by Mom0ja
Buffalo, New York

Blocher Memorial

An elaborate memorial to a man local legend says died of a broken heart.
robvelella Added by robvelella
Batavia, New York

Morgan Monument

A towering cemetery monument honors a man who threatened to expose the Freemasons and paid with his life.
ddmaxfield Added by ddmaxfield
Alexandria, New York

Deer Island

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