The businesses and industries of the Empire State have long dominated American commerce, and New York remains a leading center of invention and science. Advances in electricity, glassmaking, photography, engineering, aviation and more have their origins here, and are on display at museums statewide. New York has also been home for many of the industrialists connected to these innovations, whose opulent lifestyle is captured in what are now spectacular historic mansions and estates.
Genesee Country Village and Museum is one of the largest living history museums in the United States. With more than 70 faithfully restored and furnished buildings, and costumed interpreters,... more
The George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film is a National Historic Landmark telling the story of photography, motion pictures and Eastman inventor, entrepreneur and founder... more
The Glenn H. Curtiss Museum celebrates the life of the town`s famous son known as the "Father of Naval Aviation," on the site of his early aviation experiments with Alexander Graham Bell. The museum... more
The Glens Falls Feeder Canal trail is a 9 mile trail suitable for walking and biking from the Feeder Dam in Queensbury to Mullen Park in Fort Edward. Canoeists enjoy the Feeder Canal as a unique... more
With its Beaux-Arts facade on 42nd Street and its expansive main concourse, Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal is one of New York City's iconic landmarks, a wonder of architectural achievement. It... more
The Grand Boulevard and Concourse has a history as one of New York's most stylish thoroughfares. Opened to traffic in 1909, the Grand Concourse was at the center of the economic and population boom... more
The Concord Grape Belt is the largest and oldest Concord grape growing region in the world. Native to North America and first commercially produced in Concord, Massachusetts, grape soon found its... more
One of four covered bridges in Sullivan County. Built in 1912, this 119' clear span structure incorporates the Town lattice truss design. This is the last remaining symbol of the early settlers in... more
The Hanford Mills Museum features an authentic water- and steam-powered sawmill with a 1926 Fitz Overshot Waterwheel, restored water turbine and vintage woodworking machines. Visitors can watch as... more
The Harness Racing Museum, overlooking Goshen's Historic Track, has artifacts relating to its steeds including Goldsmith's Maid, the winningest horse in harness racing; paintings of horses and... more
Amid the 19th century rowhouses in the Second Street Historic District in downtown Troy, sits a white marble house, completed in 1827, when Troy was beginning its shift from a commercial to an... more
The E.V. Haughwout Building is a five-story, 79-foot tall, commercial loft building in at the corner of Broome Street and Broadway. Built in 1857 to a design by John P. Gaynor, with cast-iron facades... more