Golden plates containing what would become the Book of Mormon were believed to be buried on this New York hillside.

Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.

A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.

A field in which God and his son Jesus purportedly appeared to a young farm boy named Joseph Smith.

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

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.

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.

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!

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

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

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

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

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

The remains of a failed subway in upstate New York is now an underground graffiti bunker.

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

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