day trips

Summer is finally here! It won't be long before parents hear those two dreaded words, "I'm bored." With all the things to see and do in Central and Upstate New York, turn that boredom into a day filled with family memories.

Letchworth has been named by USA Today as the #1 state park in the U.S. (2015) and the best New York State attraction in 2017.

See for yourself on a portion of The Taconic State Parkway, which is only a two-hour drive from Utica.

The artist who created these works always claimed rocks would 'talk' to him...then he brought them to life.

Among the sights is the hiking trail itself, an historical home, a state park and beach, and a pristine lake.

It sounds like a wild amusement park ride. But it's actually a natural rock formation with a stone-built tower at the top, only a 2-1/2 hour drive from Utica.

There are only a few of these historic lights remaining in the entire U.S.

During the restrictions of the COVID-19 lockdown, many of us have re-discovered the wonder of our surroundings--many in our own back yard.

The well-marked trails have the widest variety of flora and pathways we've seen.

Opus 40 is a stunning combination of nature, archictecture and art that is a permanent part of the landscape in Upstate New York.

This trip goes from Rochester, past the Finger Lakes, through the Catskills, and into the Hudson Valley.

This state park is just one of the great sights to see near Ithaca.