The Tailor and the Cook is
a tough reservation to land
for valid reasons: It’s great,
straight-from-the-farm food
just a few feet from Utica’s
Union Station. Seriously,
what’s not to love?
Speaking of Utica, let’s stay
there to get our drink on at
Saranac FX Matt 1888 Tavern
& Biergarten (adjacent to Matt
Brewing Company). Why not
give their wild berry vodka
whip a try? Thank me later.
Historic elegance awaits at
the stately Otesaga Hotel
in Cooperstown. First
opened in 1909, this classic
accommodation sits on its
namesake lake but is close to
all the action in town.
Howe Caverns, at more than
150 feet below the earth’s
surface, gives 90-minute tours
per day all year. But now you
can also go spelunking or try
the brand-new escape room.
F-U-N indeed.
Travel to the Central New York by Rail with Amtrak
Outdoor adventure, historic sites, hands-on museums, sports attractions, homegrown cuisine, craft beverages and festivals galore. Starting points: Amsterdam, Utica and Rome.
Where The Railroad Meets The Farmer
A train trip through Upstate New York aboard Amtrak takes you past many farms; fields of corn, apple orchards, and dairy cows flashing by outside the window. Yet there is one place along the Empire Corridor where the state’s cornucopia of agricultural abundance comes in direct contact with our intercity passenger rail system – the farmers market at the Utica Union Staion….Click to Read More
Explore Howe Caverns
Roaming through limestone corridors, vast galleries and beneath colossal boulders, I’m 156 feet below the earth’s surface in a cave, six million years in the making. With strange formations, flowing sheets and dripping stalactites, the solid rock walls appear fluid-like….Click to Read More