6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (842+ words) Motorboats are banned on Mirror Lake, and the shoreline runs right up against downtown Lake Placid, so a morning on the water leaves off a short stroll from lunch. The Lake Placid Olympic Museum inside the Olympic Center is devoted…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (600+ words) Rhinebeck also opens a window onto 19th century living at the Wilderstein Historic Site, a Queen Anne-style country house on the Hudson River once home to Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, a cousin and personal confidante of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Its interiors date…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (686+ words) Cayuga Lake State Park is a mere few minutes from the middle of Seneca Falls, which is a wonderful thing to be able to say. A beach stretches along the lakefront, and anglers can cast from shore or slide a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1049+ words) WorldAtlas Every upstate New Yorker knows the lake clean enough that Syracuse pipes its drinking water straight from it, and Skaneateles, the village at the top of that lake, is the one you already have a story about. Maybe it…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (1101+ words) WorldAtlas New York State, renowned for the bustling energy of New York City and the mighty Niagara Falls, also offers a wealth of small towns perfect for a 3-day weekend escape. Beyond the famous attractions, these towns provide unique experiences,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (284+ words) Stores in LaFayette, Georgia. Editorial credit: Thomson200, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Welcome to Thomaston sign, Upson County, Georgia. Editorial credit: Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. At 9,816 people, Thomaston is the largest town here, and its homes average $186,265, a little over…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1072+ words) WorldAtlas It's one thing to drive to a small town, snap a selfie in front of a giant cow, a pink house, or some other spectacularly odd roadside attraction, and then turn around and head home. It's another thing entirely…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1402+ words) WorldAtlas Some of the best summer days in New York are a tank of gas away. You can spend a Saturday sliding down water rides in the Adirondacks, sipping mineral water straight from the ground in Saratoga, and catching a…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (814+ words) WorldAtlas Salt marsh, Revolutionary War massacre sites, and the oldest seaside resort in the country sit along a single stretch of southern New Jersey road. The Bayshore Heritage Byway runs about 122 miles along the main route, or closer to 142 with…...