ShareNatural History
New York's spectacular landscapes and scenic beauty, from the Hudson River to Niagara Falls, have always inspired visitors and residents alike. New York also has a proud, longstanding history of preserving nature, making it accessible to people and integrating it into their everyday lives. In fact, the state is seen by many as the birthplace of the modern environmental movement. Visitors can explore attractions showcasing nature's important role in New York's history, as well as the natural wonders themselves.
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Garnet Mine Tours
Explore the World's largest garnet mine and learn the history of garnet mining and geology. Open-pit mine tours, rock exhibit, mine history, geology lecture, mineral shop, gem cutting demonstrations... more
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Garvies Point Museum & Preserve
The Museum is a center for research on Long Island geology and the study of the Island`s Native American archaeology. There are trails through out the 62-acre preserve. The museum also runs programs... more
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Genesee Country Village & Museum
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
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Gomez Mill House
In 1714, Early American Jewish leader, Luis Moses Gomez, built a fieldstone blockhouse to conduct trade and maintain provisions on his 6500 acre property in the Mid-Hudson region as an extension of... more
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Great Camp Sagamore
Dating from 1897, Great Camp Sagamore, a National Historic Landmark in Raquette Lake, is a 27-building complex that has been restored to a condition much like it was more than a century ago. Visitors... more
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Green-Wood Cemetery
Founded in 1838 as one of America's first rural cemeteries, Green-Wood preserves a fine collection of 19th and 20th century statuary and mausoleums. During the 19th century, the cemetery became a... more
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Griffis Sculpture Park
The largest sculpture park in North America with 250 sculptures on 450 acres, the Griffis Sculpture Park in East Otto features a variety of natural habitats including forests, ponds, wetlands and... more
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High Line Park
Built in the 1930s as part of a West Side improvement project, this former elevated railroad removed the danger of trains running through the streets of Manhattan`s largest industrial district and... more
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Hudson River Museum
The galleries of the Hudson River Museum display traveling exhibitions as well as works by regional artists and Hudson River painters. The museum building is connected to Glenview Mansion, a National... more
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Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Launched in 1969, Clearwater was the brainchild of folksinger Pete Seeger to help people rediscover the importance of the then-heavily polluted Hudson River. The 106-foot-long vessel was designed to... more
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Jay Heritage Center
This is the boyhood home of New York's only native Founding Father, John Jay (1745-1829), who later served as America's first chief justice of the Supreme Court and authored the Jay Treaty. Jay was... more
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John Boyd Thacher State Park
The park is situated along the Helderberg Escarpment, one of the richest fossil-bearing formations in the world. With over 12 miles of trails and six miles of limestone cliff-face, rock-strewn... more
