The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

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

A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.

Teddy Roosevelt’s famous “midnight ride to the presidency" started at this small lake high up in the Adirondacks.

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

This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.

This isolated community does not want you to visit.

A Collegiate Gothic quadrangle that surrounds an 18th century secondary school whose financing came from the likes of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, among others.

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

A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal, abandoned for some time, slowly being restored.

A gazebo that inspired the fifth episode of the "Twilight Zone" still stands in the creator's hometown

These ornate manhole covers were used for a now-forgotten purpose.

Want to build a wind turbine? Secede from the nation.

The summit Roosevelt conquered before he descended to become The Chief.

Spies, love letters, and ghost stories have all left their mark on this home-cum-museum.

A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.

This seemingly unremarkable boulder is said to bear the hoofprint of the devil himself.

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

Oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States.

The largest guitar store in the world has been visited by some of music's all-time greats passing through upstate New York.

A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.

This Orthodox Church's exterior is rather unorthodox.

The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.

New York City's only wildlife rehabilitation center treats more than 3,000 feathered and furry patients each year.