New York (state)

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Located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States of America, New York state was one of the original 13 British colonies. Often overshadowed by its eponymous megacity, the state has incredible historical sites throughout the north.

Table of contents

1 Regions 2 Cities 3 Other destinations 4 See 5 External links

Regions

Some people say that New York has two regions: New York City, and "Upstate", i.e., everything else. In fact New York is a large state with a number of distinct regions.

• The Catskills
• Thousand Islands -- more than just salad dressing
• Long Island
• Finger Lakes -- pretty lakes, breathtaking gorges and fantastic wine tours.
• The Adirondacks
• The Hudson Valley
• The Mohawk Valley (Central New York)

Cities

• New York City - The Big Apple
• Albany - The state capital
• Cooperstown -- Historic town and home of National Baseball Hall of Fame
• Niagara Falls
• Rochester
• Syracuse
• Buffalo
• Ithaca -- a small town with an attitude
• Binghamton
• Utica

Other destinations

• Fire Island

See

• The Niagara Falls themselves.

External links

• I Love New York (http://www.iloveny.com/main.asp) Official tourist site