Corning Museum of Glass

To most of us, it's just sand on a beach. But to artists with a high melting point, oh, what magic they create with it! A destination unto itself, the Corning Museum of Glass explores all aspects of this fascinating material.

From its priceless historic collections to its amazing modern sculptures to its hands-on, make-your-own glasswork studio, this extraordinary museum in New York's scenic Finger Lakes region proves how much humans can do with a few grains of sand and a lot of ingenuity.

_{All photos by Vincent Sardone.}