New York State extends far beyond Manhattan’s skyscrapers, though the majority of travel attention understandably focuses on New York City itself. Upstate New York offers genuine variety — from Cooperstown’s baseball heritage (including the invention myths surrounding Abner Doubleday) to spectacular autumn foliage that attracts leaf-peepers across the state. The New York City section dominates this collection with extensive coverage, while upstate articles explore smaller-scale attractions and seasonal experiences that complement urban visits.
The New York travel articles split between comprehensive New York City coverage (detailed in its own dedicated section) and upstate New York pieces. The NYC guides explore everything from Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty to specialist tours covering Alexander Hamilton’s Manhattan, the city’s slavery and Underground Railroad history, and the atmospheric Catacombs by Candlelight experience in Nolita. You’ll also find strategies for cheaper observation deck tickets, guides to the Upper East Side, niche museums, and unique experiences like Central Park scavenger hunts. Upstate coverage includes leaf-peeping advice, Cooperstown’s baseball mythology, and the realities of batting cages.
Travel in New York rewards both focused city breaks and extended explorations combining Manhattan with upstate destinations. The city demands several days minimum for proper exploration, while upstate adventures work well as overnight trips or autumn colour drives. New York City receives separate extensive coverage given the concentration of articles about the metropolis.
New York City travel articles
- Why Ellis Island deserves more time than the Statue of Liberty.
- Visit Trinity Church and Federal Hall on an Alexander Hamilton walking tour – before making the pilgrimage to Hamilton Grange National Memorial.
- Stories of Nolita on the Catacombs by Candlelight tour.
- Seeing the Balto Statue, Central Park Carousel, Central Park Zoo and USS Maine Memorial on a Central Park scavenger hunt.
- New York City city slavery and underground railroad tour review.
- A first time visitor’s guide to Manhattan’s Upper East Side – including the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and the Museum of the City of New York.
- 5 niche New York City museums worth visiting – including the New York Transit Museum, the Morgan Library and the Skyscraper Museum.
- NYC observation decks: How to pay less for Empire State Building tickets, get cheaper tickets for Summit One Vanderbilt and plan your visit to the Top of the Rock observation deck.
- Visit the 9/11 Memorial Museum, Fraunces Tavern Museum and Charging Bull Sculpture in Lower Manhattan.
- Manhattan Museum guides: American Museum of Natural History, National Museum of Mathematics and Intrepid Museum.
- New York art museum guides: The Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Frick Collection.
- Plan your visit to Vessel at Hudson Yards.
- Practical guides to visiting New York City’s cathedrals: St Patrick’s Cathedral, Cathedral of St John the Divine.
- Guides to NYC’s wildlife attractions: Queens Zoo, New York Aquarium and Prospect Park Zoo.
- New York City’s other parks: Roberto Clemente State Park, Riverbank State Park, Fort Tryon Park.
- Upper Manhattan attractions: The General Grant National Memorial and the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum.
- Bronx attraction guides: New York Botanical Gardens, Van Cortlandt House Museum, Wave Hill and Pelham Bay Park – including Orchard Beach and the Bartow-Pell Mansion.
- Brooklyn attraction guides: Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Brooklyn Botanic Garden and the City Reliquary Museum.
- Westchester Country attraction guides: Playland Park.
- Road trips from New York: The best stops on the NYC to Cincinnati drive, NYC to Philadelphia drive and NYC to Baltimore drive.
- New York to Connecticut drives: What to see on the NYC to Stamford CT drive.
Upstate New York travel articles
- Why leaf-peeping is not just for old people.
- The Abner Doubleday myth and the invention of baseball in Cooperstown.
- In the baseball batting cages of Cooperstown.
- A practical guide to visiting the Corning Museum of Glass in the Finger Lakes.
- Plan your visit to the Theodore Roosevelt Inauguration National Historic Site in Buffalo.
- See the classic fairground rides at the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum near Buffalo.
- Practical guide to visiting the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum in Jamestown, New York.
- Paying a visit to the Edward Hopper House Museum in Nyack, New York.
- What to see at Genesee Country Village near Rochester, New York.
