Top Things to do in New York
Top Hotels in New York
- 1. Motto by Hilton New York City Chelsea
- 2. Margaritaville Resort- Times Square
- 3. The Draper, Ascend Hotel Collection
- 4. Arlo Midtown
- 5. Pod Times Square
- 6. Homewood Suites by Hilton New York/Midtown Manhattan Times Square-South, NY
- 7. Arlo NoMad
- 8. Artezen Hotel
- 9. Park Central Hotel New York
- 10. PUBLIC Hotel
The 10 Best Fun Activities & Games in New York, United States
New York State has it all – booming metropolises, majestic waterfalls, mountains, wine country, chicken wings. Yes, NYC is a magnet for tourists, but an exploration of the rest of the state can be equally thrilling. The Finger Lakes Wine Region is a vision of serene waters, quaint B&Bs, and pretty vineyards. Movie buffs will love Rochester, home of the George Eastman House and one of the world’s most comprehensive film archives. On your way to Niagara Falls, stop in Buffalo to fuel up on spicy wings.
Restaurants in New York
1. Wooster Grove Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
2. Tree Creations in Geneseo
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 81 reviews
By Appointment Only! Tree Creations is a growing tree house village (at a private residence), consisting of themed tree houses connected with rope bridges for all to enjoy! (by appointment)
3. Olympic Ski Jump Complex
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,147 reviews
Visitors to this year-round training and competition site can watch daring ski-divers, or take an elevator to a platform to see how high Olympic skiers jump.
Reviewed By jimkC1474NO - Howell, United States
We spent a little over an hour at the Olympic Ski Jump Complex. We took the gondola ride to the top of the mountain, which takes only a few minutes. From there you transition to a glass elevator ride to the top of the largest ski jump which provides scenic views of the surrounding mountains. The ski jumps are so much higher than they appear on television and show just how daring (or crazy) ski jumpers are. New respect for ski jumpers! The venue is clean, masks are required and there is a little shop for souvenirs.
4. Palisades Center Ice Rink
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
5. Bobsled and Luge Complex
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 837 reviews
Mt. Van Hoevenberg combines outdoor recreations with Lake Placid’s Olympic Legacy. On the sliding center side, we have a state-of-the-art combined skeleton & bobsled track and we have created North America’s longest mountain coaster, The Cliffside Coaster. On the Nordic center side, we have added 4km of World Championship rate trails, joining our existing 50km of cross country skiing trails. Our new lodge, The Mountain Pass Lodge, is the Hub of Mt. Van Hoevenberg, and is the place to go for a drink, hang out with friends, or just spending a full day enjoying all the activities Mt. Van Hoevenberg has to offer.
Reviewed By Anitafuel - Water Mill, United States
Drove 7hrs after work with my 2 girls just to ride this coaster!!!! Purchased our tickets online 2 weeks in advance and prayed the weather would cooperate. Tickets are pricey! ($55pp) BUT....here are the bonus points.... 1. Longest mountain coaster in the country! 2. Speakers in sleds give you the history of the bobsled run next to it! 3. You CANNOT crash into the sled in front of you due to high tech sensors! 4. Once you descend, you ARE an olympic bobsled driver! 5. The views are absolutely breathtaking! We went for lunch afterward and back to motel for a power nap before driving 7hrs back home. What a fun Day of the Dead treat! Great for any age!
6. Saratoga Race Course
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,810 reviews
This famed 350-acre racetrack features thoroughbred horseracing during its six-week season from late July through early September. Though one of the sport's premier events, the races often take second place to people-watching.
Reviewed By dennisb489 - Heathrow, United States
The best horses, trainers and owners are at Saratoga every summer for 40 days of fantastic horse racing. I have attended many times and will return many more times. The NYRA does a great job with this meet and the history dating back to 1863 is incredible. If you haven’t been there you must add it to your bucket list.
7. Hamburg Gaming
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 885 reviews
Your destination for excitement is at Hamburg Gaming located at The Fairgrounds in Hamburg, New York! The spacious Hamburg Gaming floor has all of the latest and most popular video lottery machines such as Michael Jackson, the Hangover, and Sex in the City. Other popular games include video poker, progressive jackpots, and penny machines. Visit our website for promotions and plan your next gaming vacation today!
Reviewed By jimbo5454 - Cape Coral, United States
Stopped in after spending the day at the fair and it really topped off our day . I actually played the $10. the Casino gave me into almost paying for everything we did at the fair. Was great because this usually doesn't happen . So if your local or visiting the area for a bit tha Erie County Fair has a week to go and the Hamburg Gaming Casino is attached to the grounds
8. Sky High Aerial Adventure Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 98 reviews
Reviewed By DiscountKing - Cranberry Township, United States
Sky High Aerial Adventure Park provided guests with an enjoyable experience during our visit. Challenge yourself to the aerial zipline park, alpine coaster, and the climbing forest. The main attraction is the zipline obstacle course. There are 13 courses offering various levels for beginners and kids (ages 7+) to extreme difficulty for those with upper body strength. 170 obstacles are embedded among these 13 courses. Guests are able to distance themselves among these courses. Everyone must prove they can successfully complete the easier courses to move onto the harder courses. Each course has a number of emergency exits if you feel like it is too challenging for you or are tired. Staff members are available to assist if the need be. Be prepared to walk up steep hills to get to the starting platform. As you move onto the harder courses, the height of the course increases as well. Holiday Valley provides all guests in zipline equipment training and provides a practice area with staff assistance if you want to practice before going up to the platform. Sit back and relax while enjoying a ride on the mountain coaster. The coaster will take you quite a distance up the mountain, then enjoy a ride down in your own car. Your have access to brakes to slow down or travel at your desired speed. You will receive a $2 discount if you purchase your ticket as a combo with the aerial adventure zipline course. (as of August 2020). Safety Measures: 1. Recommend bringing your own gloves to wear. 2. Safety harness are cleaned after every use. 3. Masks required inside building and when social distancing is not do-able. 4. Online reservations and online waiver signatures recommended. Recommendations: 1. Make reservations in advance. Weekends tend to sell out quickly. See available openings on their website. 2. Take your own gloves. 3. Carry as little in your pockets as possible on the ziplines. 4. Arrive a few minutes early to get through the line and get harnessed up. 5. Families with older kids (7+). Facility Information: 1. Signage is available along Holiday Valley Road putting you to the Sky High Adventure Park. 2. The park offers two fair-sized parking lots (sufficient for 50% capacity) at no charge to customers. 3. Restrooms are located in the lodge. 4. Staff is available and willing to assistance with harnessing as needed.
9. Chadwick Lake
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 50 reviews
Reviewed By skins156 - Newburgh, United States
We were new to the area 3 years ago and were looking for a unique spot to relax and bring the young grandchildren to have fun. This is the place. Its very clean, diverse, and the lake and hiking trail is great. Lastly, the kids loved their part of the park that had jungle jims etc with a unique soft carpet under it. Never experienced that before.
10. The Olympic Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 73 reviews
Walk through the Olympic Center and you’ll see hallways adorned with plaques and banners toting the achievements of past Olympians. You’ll find a museum filled with memorabilia, photos, and video footage from the 1932 and 1980 Olympic Games. In the Olympic Center and on its grounds are skating rinks, open to the public, where gold medals have been won – including the famous Herb Brooks Arena where the “Miracle On Ice” game was played and the speed skating Oval where many Olympic and other international speed skating competitions have been held.
Reviewed By mommusega - Williamsburg, United States
My family and I visited the Lake Placid Olympic Center in July. Now to clarify, the Olympic Center encompasses several tripadvisor "things to do". The Olympic Center includes the Herb Brooks Arena, two other ice arenas, and the Lake Placid Olympic Museum. So my rating for this facility includes all of those places. First of all, the arena itself is no great shakes--it's a small sports arena. However, what elevated this experience from humdrum to fascinating was two things--the museum and the tour (these are separate). We first entered the facility from the wrong end and found ourselves wandering the locker room smelling halls and wondering what we were doing. We finally got ourselves oriented and entered the main entrance, where the door for the LPOlympic Museum was located. This museum is tiny, but jam-packed full of interesting items. All four of us, mom, dad and two teens were kept busy looking at the exhibits. They include plenty of hands on things (like getting on a bobsled, luge and skeleton to see what it's like). There was also a fun scavenger hunt which my kids really enjoyed. They also continually play the original broadcast from the Miracle on Ice win by the US mens hockey team over the Soviets during the Olympics, which was fun to watch. After an hour looking around (we weren't finished), we headed out of the museum and went immediately upstairs where we bought tickets for the Olympic Center tour from a small kiosk (CASH only, and there's an ATM around the corner if needed). THIS TOUR IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Without this tour the center would get 3 stars. Our tour guide is Sean (I'm guessing he's the only one who does tours) and he is simply AMAZING. A complete mine of information. He took us all around the facility, showed us the interesting spots, and never stopped telling amazing stories about this facility. His tour brought the place to life. Without his information and guidance the building would be just another smelly arena. The tour was long--supposed to be 60 minutes but it was more like 80. Not that we were complaining--it was so fascinating I could have listened to him longer. And my family and I are not sports buffs at all. There are chances to sit during the tour and that helps but there is a lot of walking and standing and it would not be handicapped accessible based on what we did. After the tour, we did the short ride where you can "experience" riding a bobsled, luge, skeleton and ski jump, which was fun and perfectly fine for my family but I wouldn't do it with kids under 6 (it's a jerky motion ride). We then went back to the museum to finish up what we missed the first time around. We easily spent 3 hours here and it was the best thing we did in Lake Placid.
TAGS
