Things to do in New York
21 places worth stopping for and 5 places to stay on a road trip through New York.
See and do
- Walk
Walk · Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen Gorge Trail
Stone path past 19 waterfalls in a deep shale gorge.
- Walk
Walk · Castile
Letchworth State Park
Three big falls in a deep river gorge, called the Grand Canyon of the East.
- Waterfall
Waterfall · Mount WashingtonHidden gem
Bash Bish Falls
Massachusetts' tallest waterfall, split by a boulder into twin streams.
- Lake
Lake · KerhonksonHidden gem
Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Clifftop lakes and carriage roads in the Shawangunk Ridge.
- Viewpoint
Viewpoint · WolcottHidden gem
Chimney Bluffs State Park
Clay spires rising from the Lake Ontario shore.
- Scenic drive
Scenic drive · Wilmington
Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway
Drive almost to the top of an Adirondack peak with 360-degree views.
- Gallery
Gallery · Mountainville
Storm King Art Center
Huge outdoor sculpture park set across hills and meadows.
- Waterfall
Waterfall · Haines Falls
Kaaterskill Falls
A 260-foot two-tier fall painted by the Hudson River School.
- Waterfall
Waterfall · Trumansburg
Taughannock Falls
A 215-foot falls, taller than Niagara, at the end of a flat gorge trail.
- Museum
Museum · Corning
Corning Museum of Glass
Huge glass museum with live hot-glass shows you can watch.
Walk · EllenvilleHidden gem
Sam's Point Preserve
The highest point on the Shawangunk Ridge, with dwarf pines and ice caves.
- Viewpoint
Viewpoint · Montauk
Montauk Point Light
The oldest lighthouse in New York, at the tip of Long Island.
- Swimming hole
Swimming hole · SundownHidden gem
Peekamoose Blue Hole
A deep blue swimming hole on Rondout Creek that needs a permit in summer.
- Museum
Museum · Blue Mountain LakeHidden gem
Adirondack Experience
Big, hands-on museum of Adirondack life, from boats to logging camps.
- Walk
Walk · Poughkeepsie
Walkway Over the Hudson
Former rail bridge turned elevated walking path across the Hudson.
Walk · Keeseville
Ausable Chasm
Gorge walks and river tubing in the Adirondacks' 'Grand Canyon'.
- Waterfall
Waterfall · Ithaca
Buttermilk Falls State Park
Series of cascades and a swimming area right by Ithaca.
- History
History · Hudson
Olana State Historic Site
The Persian-style hilltop home of painter Frederic Church, with big Hudson River views.
- History
History · Alexandria Bay
Boldt Castle
A castle on Heart Island in the Thousand Islands, reached by boat.
- Cave
Cave · Howes Cave
Howe Caverns
A show cave west of Albany with an underground boat ride.
- Roadside oddity
Roadside oddity · Flanders
The Big Duck
A duck-shaped building on Long Island, built in 1931.
Food stops
- Restaurant
Restaurant · New York City
Katz's Delicatessen
The Lower East Side deli for hand-sliced pastrami on rye, run from the same corner for generations.
Pub · Buffalo
Anchor Bar
The bar that claims to have invented Buffalo wings, still serving them on Main Street.
- Restaurant
Restaurant · RochesterHidden gem
Nick Tahou Hots
The Rochester home of the garbage plate: a pile of home fries, macaroni salad and meat in one hit.
Places to stay
- Campground
Campground · Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen State Park
Camp next to a gorge of waterfalls.
- Campground
Campground · AdirondacksHidden gem
Fish Creek Pond Campground
Lake camp in the Adirondack forest.
- Lodge
Lodge · New Paltz
Mohonk Mountain House
Victorian castle resort on a mountain lake, historic and rambling.
- Campground
Campground · Montauk
Hither Hills State Park Campground
A 189-site oceanfront campground near Montauk with a walking dune.
Campground · Fineview
Wellesley Island State Park Campground
A 432-site campground in the Thousand Islands with a river beach and nature center.
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