New York Off the Beaten Path®: Discover Your Fun

by Randi Minetor (Revised by)

Overview

Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, New York Off the Beaten Path shows you the Empire State with new perspectives on timeless destinations and introduces you to those you never knew existed––from the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales. So if you’ve “been there, done that” one too many times, forget the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493053575
Publisher:	Globe Pequot Publishing
Publication date:	06/01/2021
Series:	Off the Beaten Path Series
Edition description:	10th Edition
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Reviser Randi Minetor has written twenty-one books for Globe Pequot Press, including five books on New York hiking in the Best Easy Day Hikes series, and she is the author of Backyard Birding: A Guide to Attracting and Identifying Birds. She and her husband, photographer Nic Minetor, also created Hiking Waterfalls in New York. They live in Rochester.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

East of the Hudson 1

Westchester County 3

Central Valley 12

East of Albany 25

Hoosic Valley 27

The Adirondacks 33

Saratoga-Lake George Region 35

Eastern Adirondacks 42

Western Adirondacks, Saint Lawrence Valley, and Thousand islands 55

The Mohawk Valley 66

Capital Region 68

Leatherstocking Trail 72

Syracuse and the Erie Canal 83

The Finger Lakes 90

The Southern Tier 92

Western Lakes 97

Greater Rochester Area 103

Eastern Lakes 110

The Niagara-Allegany Region 122

Buffalo-Niagara Region 124

Lake Erie Shore 134

Allegany Heartland 138

The Catskills 145

Southern Foothills 147

Around New Paltz 154

West Bank of the Hudson 158

Upper Catskills 162

New York City 169

Manhattan 171

The Bronx 184

Brooklyn 187

Queens 190

Staten Island 194

Long Island 203

North Shore 205

Central Nassau, the South Shore, then Heading East 209

The North Fork 218

Index 223

Editorial Reviews

"[This guidebook] shows where to find bald eagles, buffaloes, restaurants and lodgings on less traveled roads from the Catskills to the Niagara region."—Home News Tribune (N.J.)

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