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Six Flags Great Escape

Adirondack Mountains, New York

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If names like Canyon Blaster and Mega Wedgie are your speed, Six Flags has got your number....

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Water Park
Amusement Park

Whiteface Mountain

Adirondack Mountains, New York

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To all those diehards who say New York isn't a skiers paradise, Whiteface says, "Two Olympics, baby!"...

Skiing
Gondola

Mount Jo

Adirondack Mountains, New York

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Mention Mount Jo to a local and they'll likely smile with recognition. Thanks to its modest size, the two-mile loop trail is often the first Adirondack peak a kid climbs....

Hiking
Historical Landmark

It may be indoors, but this science center in the woods is every bit the eco adventure. Step inside and investigate the high-peaks ecosystems, the local wildlife, and the history of the Adirondacks that was once a glacier wonderland. ...

Science & Nature Museum

Dylan's Candy Bar

New York City, New York

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Kids, meet candy. Candy, meet kids. Oh, you've already met, huh? When children walk through the door of this tony two-story sugar emporium, eyes light up, stomachs rumble, and...

Specialty Food Store

Ausable Chasm

Adirondack Mountains, New York

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Float around the water inside this antiquated chasm, and it's like being dropped inside the "Land of the Lost." Carved out by the river, the chasm meanders along a few-mile stretch, with towering rock formations above and rushing water below. ...

Hiking
Cavern

The Cloisters

New York City, New York

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Tell your kids you're going to take them to a museum specializing in medieval art and architecture, and you may get a big, fat yawn. Tell them instead that the...

Art Museum
History Museum

High Falls Gorge

Adirondack Mountains, New York

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Serene scenerey along the Ausable River makes the drive to the High Falls Gorge alone worth the visit. Once inside, the river gets a whole new look, with a maze of high, wooden catwalks that lead you to cascading waterfalls....

Hiking
Waterfall

Lake George Steamboat Company

Adirondack Mountains, New York

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The big boat with the paddle wheel and the giant smokestack is a familiar sight in these parts, generating big smiles as it makes one-hour tours up and down the south end of Lake George....

Boat Tour
Sightseeing Tour

Olympic Jumping Complex

Adirondack Mountains, New York

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"Awesome!" or "Are you nuts?!" You decide. Either way, the enclosed view from the top of the 120-meter Olympic Jumping Complex gives some eye-opening perspective to what those Olympic skiing daredevils see....