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

This mill on Lake Erie appears to shrink as a viewer approaches thanks to an optical illusion.

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

An old dining hall now serves up ghost stories for lusty locals.

A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.

The Fox Sisters, America's leading mediums in the mid-19th century, possessed a table they claimed helped them "communicate" with the dead.

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.

Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.

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

"Call for the doctor, call for the nurse... Vote!! said the lady with the alligator purse."

The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.

A planned settlement in Pennsylvania once housed the aristocratic refugees of the French Revolution.

The Binghamton area is home to six of the last remaining hand-carved vintage carousels.

Alexander Milliner, a favorite of General Washington, is interred at Mt. Hope Cemetery along with 80 other Revolutionary War veterans.

The final resting place of Harriet Tubman and other famous historical figures.

A historic home with ties to the abolition and suffrage movements.

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

A historical home in upstate New York honors the work of John W. Jones, a formerly enslaved man who was a major agent for the Underground Railroad.

World's largest herd of white deer populate a former U.S. Army depot.

In the mid-19th century, an eight-sided house was the latest fad.

Curtiss is a forgotten figure in the early history of flight.

Contrary to what one might expect, ice forms inside this small cavern during the summer and melts during the winter.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.