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5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Jamestown, New York

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National Comedy Center

The first and only American institution dedicated to the enduring value of comedy in the United States.
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Lucille Ball Memorial Park

Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”
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Lucy and Desi Museum

This museum is dedicated to a Hollywood icon.
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Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History

This manor in the woods memorializes one of the greatest birders of a generation.

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Robert Jackson Center

This institution pays tribute to an associate justice who protected civil rights and prosecuted Nazis.
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Lily Dale Spiritualist Community

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.
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Marmaduke Statue

The world's only statue dedicated to the greatest Great Dane in comic strip history.
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