New Yorks best-kept secrets outside the Big Apple, from lesser-known museums to the worlds longest elevated pedestrian bridge.
Thats when I pull out my (not-so) secret list of hidden gems in the Empire State.
Sams Point Preserve and the Ellenville Ice Caves
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Neighboring the Catskills,Sams Pointis the highest summit in the Shawangunk Mountains casually referred to as the Gunks.
Buffalos West Side Bazaar
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Patronizing vendors at BuffalosWest Side Bazaarcan actually change lives.
For many, it was the first step to a new life.
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Most of these refugees many of whom had escaped Nazi concentration camps were housed at Fort Ontario in Oswego.
The exhibits here provide poignant insight on their journey and experiences escaping persecution in Europe.
(Shops are closed on Sundays and some on Wednesdays.)
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There are also special events with music, shopping, horse-drawn carriages, and a Santa appearance.
The estate is open May through October.
From the museum, located in the former 1863 U.S.
Courtesy of Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum
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