Places Alyce Wants to Go

Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.

"Dark Sky Park" is heaven on Earth for astronomers, one of the rare U.S. locations with no artificial light pollution.

One of the few brewers in the U.S. experimenting with hop-free beers.

This historic fort spans more the 300 years.

This Catskills museum preserves stumps from the earliest known fossil forest on Earth.

Fossilized sea bottom and lime quarry.

This exhibit allows visitors to wander through the interior of a replica Ice Age glacial cave.

This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

This natural rock "church" might not be a proper chapel but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

Grapes be damned, this distillery makes wine from apples, blueberries, cranberries, and more.

A showcase of geologic history is home to one of the largest collection of lunar meteorites on Earth.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

A series of murals depict the evolution of plant life from the Precambrian to the modern day.

This historic Victorian mansion is allegedly so haunted that a signed waiver is required to enter.

Historic seaside park featuring explorable, abandoned military structures.

You can get anything you want at the former site of the restaurant immortalized by Arlo Guthrie.

Home to the Titanic Historical Society's collection.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.