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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Oneida

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Oneida, New York

Updated September 21, 2018

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Cross Island Chapel

Oneida, New York

Cross Island Chapel

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.
The Oneida Community Mansion House.

Oneida, New York

Oneida Community Mansion House

The shared home of a utopian commune that practiced "free love" a century before the hippies.
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Aqua Vita Farms

Central New York's first aquaponic farm (Closed).
2 miles from Oneida

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International Boxing Hall of Fame

Celebrating the greatest pugilists the world has ever known.
5 miles from Oneida
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Erie Canal Village

A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal, abandoned for some time, slowly being restored.
11 miles from Oneida
A view over the fort and the city of Rome.

Rome, New York

Fort Stanwix National Monument

An interesting look into 18th-century American history.
12 miles from Oneida

Rome, New York

Alley Oop Soldier

A 10-foot-tall concrete Alley Oop statue left over from World War II now stands on the side of the road.
14 miles from Oneida
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