The New York state borders (clockwise from the northwest) two Great Lakes (Erie and Ontario, which are connected by the Niagara River), one former (briefly) Great Lake (Lake Champlain), the provinces of Ontario and Quebec in Canada, three New England states (Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut), the Atlantic Ocean, and two Mid-Atlantic states (New Jersey and Pennsylvania). In addition, Rhode Island shares a water border with New York.

Long Island Region

Airport Playhouse is a non-profit theater that organizes children's programs, fund-raising activities, special events, dinner theater packages and theater classes.

Stony Brook Village is a quaint, colonial village with some 45 specialty shops, restaurants and services.

Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research conducts research and education programs about marine habitats

Hofstra Museum is the custodian of permanent collection of paintings, sculptures, works on paper, decorative arts, and ethnographic objects of African, Asian and pre-Columbian origin.

Long Island Game Farm has nature trails that lead to over 75 different species of exotic and domestic animals.

Old Westbury Gardens is nestled amid 150 acres, featuring carefully planned formal gardens and landscaped grounds.

Other Attractions:
Long Island Museum
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
Long Island Children's Museum
Railroad Museum of Long Island
Children's Museum of the East End
Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum
BNL Science Museum
Long Island Adventureland
Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum
Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
Planting Fields Arboretum

NEW YORK CITY REGION

Empire State Building soars more than a quarter of a mile into the atmosphere above the heart of Manhattan.

Brooklyn Academy of Music presents concerts, contemporary and classical dance, performance art, theater for young people, repertory and first run films.

Bronx Zoo is the largest metropolitan zoo in the nation

Bargemusic is believed to be the largest chamber music presenter in the world.

American Museum of the Moving Image is dedicated to educating the public about the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and digital media, and to examining their impact on culture and society.

Jewish Museum is one of the world's largest and most important institutions devoted to exploring the remarkable scope and diversity of Jewish culture.

Madame Tussaud's Museum features over 175 wax figures of celebrities, sport figures and singers.

Atlantis Marine World

Wave Hill is a non-profit cultural institution that explores the interaction between human beings and the natural environment.

Carnegie Hall is a world famous concert hall.

International Center of Photography - is a museum, a school and a center for photographers and photography.

Guggenheim Museum is home to a fine collection of 20th century art, including works by Chagall, Degas, Kadinsky, Picasso and Van Gogh.

Caribbean Cultural Center houses a resource and research center about the African Diaspora.

New York Transit Museum is home to 100 years of transit lore and memorabilia.

New York Stock Exchange's Interactive Education Center informs and educates the general public, and offers an exciting view of the world's leading securities market in action.

New York Skyride is an action-packed, big screen simulated thrill ride.

Metropolitan Museum of Art has more than two million works of art from all times.

National Museum of the American Indian has more than 800,000 works of extraordinary aesthetic, religious, and historical significance, as well as articles produced for everyday, utilitarian use.

Other Attractions:
United Nations Tours
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Brooklyn History Museum
Brooklyn Museum of Art
World Financial Center
Whitney Museum
Madison Square Garden
Morgan Library
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Literally Alive Children's Theatre
Little Italy
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
American Museum of Natural History
Waterfront Museum
Museum of Modern Art
Astroland Amusement Park
National Academy of Design
Museum of the City of New York
Central Park
Central Park Wildlife Center
Children's Museum of Manhattan
Colden Center for the Performing Arts
Cooper Hewitt Design Museum
Rockefeller Center
Puppetworks
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Chinatown
New York Public Library contains more materials than any other public library in the nation.
New York Mercantile Exchange
New York Hall of Science
New York Botanical Garden
New York Aquarium
New Museum of Contemporary Art
Staten Island Zoo
Ukrainian Museum
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
NYC Parks & Recreation
Queens Zoo
Radio City Music Hall
Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
South Street Seaport
Staten Island Botanical Garden

HUDSON VALLEY REGION

Museum of the Hudson Highlands offers programs designed to help illustrate the cultural, historical and natural diversity of the local and regional environment, using the living outdoor classroom of forests, wetlands, ponds, streams, meadows and farm fields.

Hudson Valley Raptor Center is home to recuperating birds.

Hudson River Museum houses six modern galleries, a restored 1876 Victorian mansion and the Andrus Planetarium.

Shadowland Theatre showcases the best of contemporary theatre and playwrights.

Bardavon 1869 Opera House is oldest continuously operating theatre in New York State and among the oldest in the nation.

West Point Military Academy is the nation's oldest service academy has operated since 1802. Its museum features one of the largest diversified public collection of military history.

Paramount Center for the Arts features live performances, films, gallery showings and educational programs for schools.

Other Attractions:
Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Hudson River Maritime Museum
Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center
Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame
Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden
Emelin Theatre for the Performing Arts
Arm-of-the-Sea Theater
Caramoor Center for Music and Arts
Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck
D&H Canal Museum
Dutchess County Fairgrounds
Mid-Hudson Civic Center
Storm King Art Center
Cedar Grove
Westchester Broadway Theatre
Ulster Performing Arts Center
Trolley Museum
American Museum of Firefighting
Splash Down Park
Southeast Museum
Shaker Museum and Library
Greenburgh Nature Center
Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art
Rockland Center for the Arts
Hudson Valley Children's Museum
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum
Neversink Valley Area Museum
Neuberger Museum of Art
The Mac-Haydn Theater
Mid-Hudson Children's Museum
Eisenhower Hall Theatre
Montgomery Place
Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Sugar Loaf Craft Village

CATSKILLS REGION

Catskill Game Farm exhibits approximately 2000 animals, representing over 150 different species from all parts of the world.

Delaware and Ulster Railride combines railroad nostalgia with scenic rides through NY's Catskill Mountains.

The Eagle Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of bald eagles and other birds of prey.

Woodstock is a colony of the arts and home to some of the most creative people in the universe.

Other Attractions:
Empire State Railway Museum
Forestburgh Playhouse
Pratt Museum
Zoom Flume Water Park
Honest Brook Music Festival
Maverick Concert Hall
Hanford Mills Museum
Apple Pond Farming Center

CAPITAL-SARATOGA REGION

Capital Repertory Theatre provides thousands of artists with a support system for developing new work as well as reviving classics and perennial favorites.

The Egg, one of the most beguiling structures in the region, offers music, theater, dance, family entertainment and special attractions.

New York State Museum has more than five million artifacts and specimens.

Empire State Aerosciences Museum has outdoor displays of renovated aircraft flown during the Korean Conflict up through activity in Bosnia, and indoor displays of models, dioramas, and artifacts.

Petrified Sea Gardens is a fossilized Stromatolite ocean-reef 500-million-years-old.

New York State Theater Institute produces professional theatre of the highest artistic standards.

Other Attractions:
USS Slater (DE-766)
Pember Museum of Natural History
The Ndakinna Wilderness Project
Berkshire Bird Paradise
Slate Valley Museum
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Albany Center Galleries
Champlain Canal Byway
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Brookside Museum
Proctor's Theatre

ADIRONDACKS REGION

Ausable Chasm offers a variety of geological wonders. Known as the East's only natural water park, enjoy nature trails, scenic vistas and rafting on the Ausable River.

Waterslide World is a water park designed and operated for the family. The park has 35 water slides.

Magic Forest is the perfect destination for a family visiting the Adirondack Park.

The Hyde Collection Art Museum features an extraordinary collection of European and American art, including works by Raphael, da Vinci, Rubens, Rembrandt, Renoir, and Picasso.

Chapman Historical Museum presents the history of the Glens Falls-Queensbury community and its connection to the Adirondack region.

Other Attractions:
House of Frankenstein Wax Museum
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Centers
High Falls Gorge
Enchanted Forest Water Safari
Skateland Entertainment Center
Glens Falls Civic Center
Port Henry
Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum
Six Flags The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom

THOUSAND ISLANDS-SEAWAY REGION

Seaway Trail Discovery Center is a 454-mile scenic route paralleling Lake Erie, the Niagara River, Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.

Thousand Islands Museum displays life along the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands.

The New York State Living Museum features North American animals in their native habitats, children's zoo, educational programs, and special events for the entire family.

Boldt Castle was built by George C Boldt for his wife. The structure is complete with tunnels, a powerhouse, Italian gardens, a drawbridge, and a dovecote.

Other Attractions:
Frederic Remington Art Museum
Aqua Zoo
Antique Boat Museum

CENTRAL-LEATHERSTOCKING REGION

Northeast Classic Car Museum displays nearly 125 of the most beautiful and unique automobiles ever produced.

Howe Caverns provides unparalleled cavern adventures designed to enlighten, entertain, and educate.

Petrified Creatures Museum of Natural History is a hands-on discovery center where you can actually learn about fossils, then dig for fossils and keep what you find free.

Other Attractions:
Glimmerglass Opera
Hyde Hall
International Boxing Hall of Fame
Iroquois Indian Museum
Mohawk Valley Ballet
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
National Soccer Hall of Fame
Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard
Anderson Center for the Arts
The Farmer's Museum
Erie Canal Village
East Coast Terminal
The Discovery Center
Cherry Valley Museum
Ross Park Zoo
Utica Zoo
Children's Museum of Utica
Fenimore Art Museum
Blenheim-Gilboa Power Project
Sylvan Lake Amusement Park
Fort Rickey Children's Discovery Zoo
Kopernik Space Education Center
Broome-Tioga Sports Center
The Science Discovery Center of Oneonta
Secret Caverns

FINGER LAKES REGION

Sciencenter of Ithaca houses over 100 exhibits and a museum store that make learning about science fun.

Strong Museum is the nation's leading hands-on history center located in downtown Rochester, New York.
Susan B. Anthony House was home of the legendary American civil rights leader.

Aquarium of Niagara has ore than 40 exhibits that showcase 1,500 aquatic animals from around the globe.

National Women's Hall of Fame is a shrine to some of the greatest women in the history of US.

National Warplane Museum collects, preserves, interprets and exhibits military aviation memorabilia.

Other Attractions:
Science and Discovery Center
Seabreeze Amusement Park
Seaway Trail
Alleyway Theatre
RMSC Museum
Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park
Tioga Scenic Railroad
Tanglewood Nature Center
Windmill Farm and Craft Market
Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
Roseland Waterpark
Seneca Zoo
National Soaring Museum
Paleontological Research Institution
Landmark Theatre
Heritage Square Museum
Greater Canandiagua Civic Center
Granger Homestead
Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center
Erie Canal Museum
Ithaca Farmers Market
Johnson, Herbert F. Museum of Art
Keuka Maid Dinner Boat Cruises
Clemens Center for the Performing Arts
Chemung Valley History Museum
Centers for Nature Education
Cayuga Nature Center
Bristol Valley Theater
Sonnenberg Gardens
Everson Museum of Art
The Rochester Folk Art Guild
Oncenter Complex

GREATER NIAGARA REGION

Albright-Knox Art Gallery, one of the oldest public arts organizations in the US is especially rich in post-war American and European art, abstract expressionism, pop art, and art of the 1970s.

Maid of the Mist Boat Tours is a 30-minute, guided boat ride of the American and Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls.

Niagara Falls State Park is US's oldest state park.

Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum offers visitors with a history of carousel making.

Toy Town Museum occupies 8,000 square feet and showcases a permanent collection of toys.

Niagara Aerospace Museum is dedicated to the tens of thousands of Western New Yorkers who contributed so much to the world's aviation and space flight endeavors.

Other Attractions:
Artpark theme park
Buffalo Museum of Science
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park
Lancaster Opera House
Lockport Cave
Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruises
Old Fort Niagara
Buffalo Zoological Gardens
Pedaling History Bicycle Museum

CHAUTAUQUA-ALLEGHENY REGION

Rockefeller Arts Center is a major cultural center for western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania. Housing a 1,200-seat concert hall, two theatres and two art galleries, Rockefeller Arts Center serves as a showcase for the talented students and faculty in Fredonia's strong arts programs and as a venue for national and international touring artists.

Panama Rocks Scenic Park is reputed to be the world's most extensive outcropping of glacier-sculpted, ocean-quartz-conglomerate rock.

The Lucy-Desi Museum tells the story of two of the entertainment world's biggest stars-Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez.

Other Attractions:
Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History
The 1891 Fredonia Opera House
Jamestown Audubon Nature Center

NEW YORK NATIONAL PARKS

Statue of Liberty National Monument was a gift of international friendship from France to US and is one of the most universal symbols of political freedom and democracy.

Saratoga National Historical Park is the site of the first significant American military victory during the Revolution, the Battles of Saratoga rank among the fifteen most decisive battles in world history.

Castle Clinton National Monument is one of the dozen forts built to defend New York Harbor at the time of the War of 1812.

Ellis Island National Monument is a museum dedicated to the history of immigration and the important role this island claimed during the mass migration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Gateway National Recreation Area extends through three New York City boroughs and into northern New Jersey. Park sites offer a variety of recreation opportunities.

Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site is one of New York's oldest parishes (1665-1980).

Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 2,167-mile (3,488 km) footpath along the ridge crests and across the major valleys of the Appalachian Mountains from Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in north Georgia.

North Country National Scenic Trail links scenic, natural, historic, and cultural areas in seven northern states.

Women's Rights National Historic Park commemorates the First Women's Rights Convention in 1848 and the early leaders of the women's rights movement in the United States.

Other Attractions:
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
General Grant National Memorial
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Fire Island National Seashore
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor
Saratoga National Historical Park
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor
Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network

THINGS TO DO IN NY STATE

Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum: One of the most successful, battle-tested ships in U.S. history is now one of the most unique attractions in New York City. Berthed on the mighty Hudson River in Manhattan, the Museum consists of diverse sea, air and space exhibits.

NATIONAL WARPLANE MUSEUM is an educational institution founded to collect, preserve, interpret and exhibit military aviation memorabilia and to fly military aircraft.

THE ADIRONDACK Museum's twenty-two indoor and outdoor exhibits tell of the people who have inhabited and visited this land of forests, lakes, and mountains since the early 1800s.