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Chippewa Bay, New York

Singer Castle

This island castle contains enough secret passageways to support a season of Scooby-Doo episodes.
danbuck Added by danbuck
Greenfield Center, New York

Lester Park

Fossilized sea bottom and lime quarry.
Added by eklie
Ridge, New York

Brookhaven Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider

The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.
Added by solarconstant
Fishers Island, New York

North Dumpling Island

Want to build a wind turbine? Secede from the nation.
Jamesville, New York

Skytop Quarry

Abandoned rock quarry now a haven for mountain bikers and hikers.
DuckMuscle Added by DuckMuscle
Keene Valley, New York

Mount Marcy

The summit Roosevelt conquered before he descended to become The Chief.
thomasharper Added by thomasharper
Ithaca, New York

Ice Age Glacial Exhibit

This exhibit allows visitors to wander through the interior of a replica Ice Age glacial cave.
Johnmeszaros Added by Johnmeszaros
Cold Spring, New York

Mt. Taurus Quarry

Reforestation in action is the main attraction in this abandoned quarry.
katetruisi Added by katetruisi
Syracuse, New York

Upside-Down Traffic Signal

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.
Chris Clemens Added by Chris Clemens
Seneca Falls, New York

Wesleyan Chapel

What remains of the simple red brick chapel where the women's rights movement began.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Johnson City, New York

Carousel Capital of the World

The Binghamton area is home to six of the last remaining hand-carved vintage carousels.
Added by taryn mcnichol
Pine Plains, New York

Dutch's Spirits

A distillery built on (and above!) mobster Dutch Schultz's Prohibition-era underground moonshine business.
larissahayden Added by larissahayden
Keene Valley, New York

Lake Tear of the Clouds

Teddy Roosevelt’s famous “midnight ride to the presidency" started at this small lake high up in the Adirondacks.
Meg Added by Meg
Sanborn, New York

Native American Museum of Art

This overlooked gem outside Niagara Falls preserves and celebrates Iroquois culture.
Added by Josh Kron
Oneida, New York

Oneida Community Mansion House

The shared home of a utopian commune that practiced "free love" a century before the hippies.
Added by Micaela
Greenport, New York

Mitchell Park

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.
Cooperstown, New York

The Cardiff Giant

A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.
Sam E Added by Sam E
Barryville, New York

Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct Suspension Bridge

Oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States.
Added by solarconstant
Seneca Falls, New York

When Anthony Met Stanton

This statue commemorates the meeting of the most influential minds of the women’s rights movement.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Dover Plains, New York

Oniontown

This isolated community does not want you to visit.
Molly McBride Jacobson Added by Molly McBride Jacobson
Buffalo, New York

William McKinley Assassination Plaque

The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.
steedjb Added by steedjb
Rochester, New York

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.
Added by Beth
Kinderhook, New York

Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse

The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.
bakedinthehole Added by bakedinthehole
Oyster Bay, New York

The Hidden Colonial Cemeteries of Oyster Bay

Some of the earliest burial grounds of New York State are to be found hidden away in this quaint town.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer