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viktoriaciostek

I've been to 23 countries, 49 states, and have hiked the most amazing trails in the world. I enjoy driving back roads without a destination, using real maps, and camping by roaring fires. You can find fun anywhere if you keep an open and curious mind. My motto: "Do what you love, love what you do."

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Regent, North Dakota

Enchanted Highway Sculptures

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Amarillo, Texas

Cadillac Ranch

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

San Jon, New Mexico

Glenrio Ghost Town

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

Added by catboom

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Canton Avenue

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

Added by Mark Slavonia

Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania

Gobbler's Knob

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

Ithaca, New York

The A. D. White Library

The library of every book lover's dreams.

Sarah Laskow

Added by Sarah Laskow

Elmira, New York

Mark Twain's Study

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

ddmaxfield

Added by ddmaxfield

Corning, New York

Corning Museum of Glass

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

Added by only1too

Coudersport, Pennsylvania

Cherry Springs State Park

"Dark Sky Park" is heaven on Earth for astronomers, one of the rare U.S. locations with no artificial light pollution.

Rochester, New York

The George Eastman Museum

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

Matt Blitz

Added by Matt Blitz

Rochester, New York

Rochester Lilac Festival

One of the largest festivals of flowers in North America takes place, appropriately, in the Flower City.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

Dansville, New York

Jackson Sanatorium

Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.

Angelica, New York

Angelica, New York

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

Meg

East Otto, New York

Griffis Sculpture Park

A collection of unique outdoor sculptures surounded by the beauty of nature.

Original American Kazoo Company

This two-room factory has been cranking out the musical signifier of zaniness for a century.

BlueRon

Added by BlueRon

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Clifton Hill

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Orchard Park, New York

Eternal Flame Falls at Chestnut Ridge County Park

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

ThatOneGuy

Added by ThatOneGuy

Buffalo, New York

Giant Victorian Head Replica

This massive melon is a recreation of a similar gate from the Pan-American Expo.

Chris Clemens

Added by Chris Clemens

Buffalo, New York

Richardson Olmsted Complex

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!

Added by sparkleybits

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo Central Terminal

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

Added by janeleous

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo City Hall

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

Added by JackPotato