Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”

Twenty-three trees, each paired with a basalt stone, line a street in Chelsea, continuing an urban project started by German Fluxus artist Joseph Beuys.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

Guerilla gardeners reclaimed this abandoned railroad land literally putting down roots.

For 20 years, local pumpkins have met their fate on the iron fence surrounding this Cobble Hill home.

A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.

This overlooked gem outside Niagara Falls preserves and celebrates Iroquois culture.

A fire station-turned-church-turned-museum dedicated to the work of seminal light artist Dan Flavin.

Once a dumping spot, now a park with a kayak launch.

This Catskills museum preserves stumps from the earliest known fossil forest on Earth.

One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.

New York City's first Modernist house.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

Abandoned rock quarry now a haven for mountain bikers and hikers.

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.

Whale bones, scrimshaw, and sperm oil make up just a part of this comprehensive collection of whaling history.

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

Reforestation in action is the main attraction in this abandoned quarry.

The oldest continuously operating farm in New York State.

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

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

Manhattan and the Bronx have been playing tug-of-war over this former island neighborhood for more than a century.