Continuing North, you soon come to Lake George, gateway to the Adirondack mountain and lake vacationland. At Ticonderoga, site of battles during the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars, Lake George is separated from Lake Champlain by a narrow neck of land, and Lake Champlain goes all the way north to Canada. Resort centers of the Adirondacks are Lake Placid and Saranac Lake, both equally popular as summer and winter resort centers; the 1932 Winter Olympics were held at Lake Placid. West of the Adirondacks is another great vacation center, the Thousand Islands section of the St. Lawrence River, separating New York from Ontario.
Heading west out of Albany, you'll want to stop at Cooperstown, birth-place of baseball and home of the Baseball Hall of Fame and several other interesting museums. The Finger Lakes region is New York's wine country (several wineries are open to visitors) and an important summer resort area; and at Corning, south of the Finger Lakes, visitors are welcome at the glass works and at a fascinating glass museum.
At Niagara Falls, 205,000 cubic feet of water pour over the ledge every second, which is a meaningful statistic if you're some sort of hydraulic engineer. There are many higher waterfalls in the world, but none more impressive in its sheer power. The falls are divided unequally between the United States and Canada-94% of the flow is on the Canadian side—and both governments have cooperated in maintaining the area as a truly unique sightseeing attraction. (European visitors rank Niagara Falls right after New York City on their list of places they want most to see.) The best place to stay is probably the Sheraton-Brock Hotel, on the Canadian side. Try to get a front room for a superb view of the falls.
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