Lake Placid Gets the Olympics. Saranac Lake Gets the Locals. Here’s Which One to Pick.
Lake Placid or Saranac Lake? We compare things to do, dining, outdoors, shopping and art, with a clear verdict for every kind of Adirondack traveler.
Sleepy Hollow Is a Real Place, Headless Horseman and All. Here’s Why You Should Go.
Visit Sleepy Hollow, NY: Washington Irving’s grave, Philipsburg Manor, Halloween events, Matisse and Chagall windows and river trails, an hour from NYC.
A Finger Lakes Stay Where Waterfalls and Cayuga Lake Are Part of the View
Discover Inn at Taughannock Falls, a historic lakeside retreat near Ithaca with waterfall views, Cayuga Lake, fine dining and Finger Lakes wine country.
The First Hotel Inside Rockefeller Center Is Coming — and It's Bringing Aspen's Soul to Midtown
A first look at The Nell New York, the 134-room hotel opening in fall 2027 as the first and only hotel within Rockefeller Center and New York City's only Relais & Chateaux property, from Nell Hotels and the team behind Aspen's The Little Nell.
The Ritz-Carlton Is Coming to Brooklyn Heights — and It’s Transforming a Historic Landmark
The Ritz-Carlton is coming to Brooklyn. Discover plans for The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Brooklyn Heights and the transformation of the historic Hotel Bossert.
Which U.S. City Matches Your Personality?
Take our free quiz to discover which U.S. city matches your personality — from ambitious New York to easygoing Austin, historic Charleston to offbeat Portland. Answer 7 quick questions and get your perfect city match, plus what to do when you go.
Baseball's Spiritual Home Is a Storybook Village on a Glimmering Lake
Cooperstown, New York — home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame — pairs America's baseball shrine with a storybook Main Street, pristine Otsego Lake, a summer opera festival, and a celebrated craft brewery in one tiny upstate village.
Why Americans Are Moving to Niagara Falls, Ontario's Wine-and-Water Border Region
Across the river from New York and wrapped in wine country, Niagara Falls, Ontario draws Americans with world-famous scenery, publicly funded healthcare, and housing well below the Toronto market.
How Troy Turned Its Iron-Age Bones Into a Comeback
A cast-iron Victorian downtown, a top engineering university, a Hudson riverfront, and a wave of revitalization have made Troy, New York one of Upstate's most surprising cities to visit and live.
Why New York's First Capital Is Having a Second Act
Three walkable historic districts, a Hudson-meets-Catskills setting, and a wave of creative newcomers have made Kingston, New York one of the Hudson Valley's most dynamic places to visit and live.
How One Museum Turned Beacon Into the Hudson Valley's Coolest Small City
A dead factory town revived by a world-class art museum, Beacon, New York pairs a mile-long Main Street, mountain hiking, and a 90-minute train to Manhattan into one of the Hudson Valley's hottest destinations.
How Owego Became One of America's Coolest Small Towns
A picture-perfect riverside downtown, a thriving antiques and boutique scene, and small-town charm on the Susquehanna have made Owego, New York a Southern Tier gem on the rise.
How Oneonta, the City of the Hills, Became a College-Town Draw
Two colleges, a walkable Main Street, the birthplace of baseball nearby, and rolling Catskill-foothill scenery have made Oneonta, New York a rising small city in the state's heart.
How Corning, the Crystal City, Became a Small-Town Gem
A world-class glass museum, a Fortune 500 anchor, one of America's most beautiful town squares, and Finger Lakes wine country have made Corning, New York a small-town destination on the rise.
How Erie Turned Toward Its Great Lake and Started Over
A Great Lakes waterfront, the sandy beaches of Presque Isle, and an ambitious downtown revival have made Erie, Pennsylvania one of the most improved small cities on the lakes.
How 'Hometown, USA' Became a Gateway to the Adirondacks
A small city once profiled as the American 'Hometown,' Glens Falls, New York pairs a walkable revived downtown and a surprising world-class art museum with Adirondack access and Lake George nearby.
How Refugees Helped Utica, the City That Wouldn't Die, Come Back
Reshaped by decades of refugee resettlement, Utica, New York pairs a remarkably diverse culture, a world-class art museum, a revived brewery scene, and Adirondack access with real affordability.
How Geneva Became the Finger Lakes' Food-and-Wine Capital
A small city on Seneca Lake with a Master Sommelier's tasting counter, one of Upstate's most beautiful streets of row houses, and a booming wine scene, Geneva, New York punches far above its weight.
The Upstate Town Built Around a Campus Shaped Like a Human Brain
Home to a Public Ivy on a campus literally designed in the shape of a human brain, Vestal, New York is one of Upstate's most quietly unusual and livable towns.
The Affordable Little Riverfront Village Just South of Albany
A one-square-mile village on the east bank of the Hudson River, Castleton-on-Hudson, New York pairs a historic Main Street, riverfront parks, and a rail-trail with real affordability minutes from Albany.