The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest art museum in the US with the most significant collection and is actually very accessible to specialized tours and educational programs focusing on specific eras and genres of art. Represented in the permanent collection...
Caramoor International Music Festival can be called a Garden of Great Music. Since 1945 visitors have delighted in exceptional music—from classical to opera to jazz—and the enchanting garden setting that makes Caramoor such a unique and treasured resource. With its...
Looking at the Finger Lakes NY from the air, the 11 lakes look like fingers. On the ground, they create stunning vistas and fertile land for vineyards. From the pristine lakes, gorgeous waterfalls, and magnificent parks to the charming villages, one-of-a-kind museums,...
The Clark Art Institute has built upon an extraordinary group of works to become one of the most beloved and respected art museums in the world, known for its intimate galleries and stunning natural environment. The Clark Art Institute is best known for an...
Hancock Shaker Village began in the Berkshires, when nearly 100 Believers consolidated a community on land donated by local farmers who had converted to the Shaker movement. The community had peaked in population with more than 300 Believers. The Shakers developed a...
The Hopkins Observatory is the oldest existing observatory in the United States. In 1834, Prof. Albert Hopkins went to England to search for astronomical apparatus. On his return he built a permanent observatory, which they constructed by hand from 1836 to 1838. That...
MASS MoCA has become one of the world’s premier centers for making and showing the best art of our time. MASS MoCA is perhaps the most fertile site in the country for new art and thrives on making and presenting work that is fresh, surprising, and challenging....
Norman Rockwell Museum presents the world’s largest collection of original Norman Rockwell art, including beloved paintings from The Saturday Evening Post and the Four Freedoms, and the best in the field of American illustration. Experience Rockwell’s art, life and...
Originally opened in 1928, the museum was built around the original St. Francis de Sales church, which now houses the Church Gallery section of the museum. The Bennington Museum celebrating Vermont’s art and history offers eleven galleries of permanent and changing...
The Queen City is the second largest in NY State and home to much more than Chicken Wings. Whatever your old stereotypes are, forget it. Buffalo has been through a young, vibrant renewal with restaurants, the arts and a renovation of the wonderful old architecture....
George Eastman House is the world’s oldest museum dedicated to photography and one of the world’s oldest film archives. It is also a National Historic Landmark and offers extensive gardens. Eastman House was designed by J. Foster Warner and built between...
Up Close and Powerful. Only on the NY side can you feel the 6 million cubic feet of water cascade over her every minute. It’s a rush! Feel the mist, check out the rainbows. EXPERIENCE – Get up close to the Falls with the Maid of the Mist ride, walk...
