13 Amazing Tiny Upstate Villages Well Worth You Stopping By

The 13 villages on this list are small, there is no denying it. In fact each has a population under 1,000 residents. Still, for veteran road warriors like me (and you?), each has that certain something that will call to us from the road and invite us to stop and explore. Why is the National Abolition Museum in a tiny Upstate New York village? What are the Three Bears and why won't you see anything like them in the state? A whole village dedicated to selling books? A place with a few hundred residents that is the center for spiritual life studies in the state? All fascinating, all worth a stop, and all....very small!

These 21 Tiny Upstate Villages Each Has An Amazing Historical Footnote

Each of the 21 villages on this list has less than 1,000 residents. Still, they all have something worth stopping by for a visit.. Something historic, fun, something delicious to eat, or just plain fascinating, each is worth a side trip. Visit the Three Bears in Ovid (pop. 602). You won't see that anywhere else in the U.S. Stop and say hello to TV stars "The Beekman Boys" in Sharon Springs (pop. 558). What was the "war" that took place in Delaware County that escalated to violence and even death? Why is Tannersville called "The Painted Lady in the Sky?" Is it true that Mark Twain named his favorite house cat after a village in Western New York? And why is the National Abolition Museum and Hall of Fame in Peterboro (pop.176)? Each of these tiny map dots have a great story to tell.

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