Quick Summary:
- Upstate New York is one of New England's most popular rural getaway sites, located within convenient weekend or day trip driving distance from major cities such as New York City and Philadelphia.
- Many of the region's major cities have recovered from their Rust Belt days and are experiencing a cultural renaissance, including lovely areas such as Rochester, Utica, and Buffalo.
- World-renowned attractions such as romantic Niagara Falls and the Olympic Games attractions of Lake Placid are also within easy day-trip distance of both American and Canadian cities in the area.
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The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
Cazenovia
Corning
Ellicottville
The Enchanted Mountains of Cattaraugus County
Ausable Chasm
Coney Island History Project - Preserving Coney Island's Past
Hunter Mountain
Ithaca
Lake Placid
Letchworth State Park
Lily Dale
New York Adventure Club - Great Tours of New York City's Hidden Gems
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
Niagara Falls
Rochester
Skaneateles
The National Museum of Play
The Thousand Islands
Tupper Lake
Utica
Watkins Glen
Women's Rights National Historical Park
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