Table of Contents
Discover New York State 6
11 Top Experiences 8
Planning Your Trip 16
The Best of New York State 18
• State of the Arts 22
The Best of New York City 23
Fall Foliage Drives 24
Day Trips from New York City 27
• The Farm-to-Table Experience 29
Wild New York 30
New York City 33
Sights 38
Entertainment and Events 83
Shopping 88
Food 92
Accommodations 97
Information and Services 102
Getting There 104
Getting Around 105
Long Island 108
The North Shore 111
The North Fork and Shelter Island 121
The South Shore 128
The Hamptons 137
Information and Services 155
Getting There and Around 155
The Hudson Valley and the Catskills 156
Lower Hudson Valley 161
Mid-Hudson Valley 186
The Catskills 208
Upper Hudson Valley 221
Information and Services 228
Getting There and Around 228
The Capital-Saratoga Region 229
Albany 231
Saratoga Springs and Vicinity 242
Central New York 255
Information and Services 267
Getting There and Around 267
The Adirondacks 268
Lake George and Adirondack Foothills 272
Champlain Valley 282
Lake Placid and High Peaks 289
Central Adirondacks 302
Northwest Lakes 310
The Thousand Islands 314
Information and Services 327
Getting There and Around 329
The Finger Lakes 330
Syracuse 334
Skaneateles Lake 341
Owasco Lake 343
Cayuga Lake 347
Ithaca 353
Seneca Lake 359
Elmira 366
Corning 370
Keuka Lake 374
Canadaigua Lake 378
Rochester 385
Little Finger Lakes 394
Information and Services 396
Getting There and Around 397
Buffalo and the Niagara Region 398
Buffalo 403
Vicinity of Buffalo 414
Niagara Falls 416
North of Niagara Falls 422
Orleans County 428
South of Buffalo 430
Information and Services 434
Getting There and Around 434
Background 435
The Landscape 435
History and Government 437
Essentials 446
Transportation 446
Accommdations 448
Travel Tips 449
Information and Services 451
Resources 453
Suggesting Reading 453
Internet Resources 456