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Western New York and Erie
The American falls, a canyon park, a historic lake community at the western edge of New York, and, just over the Pennsylvania line, Presque Isle's beaches on Lake Erie.
Photo: The American Falls from Goat Island in winter, No machine-readable author provided. Mav assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 2.5
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Western New York · United States
Niagara Falls, New York
The oldest state park in the US, with islands right at the brink.
Western New York · United States
Letchworth State Park
The 'Grand Canyon of the East': three big waterfalls in a deep gorge.
Western New York · United States
Chautauqua Lake
A Victorian summer colony of lectures and music, a lake of resort villages and the National Comedy Center.
Lake Erie, Pennsylvania · United States
Erie
A sandy peninsula of beaches and lighthouses on Lake Erie.
Ready-made trips in this area
2 days · Niagara Falls → Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls, Canada and New York
A two-country trip: the Horseshoe Falls railing in Canada, then across the Rainbow Bridge to Goat Island and the Cave of the Winds in New York.
3 days · Niagara Falls, New York → Erie
Lake Erie shore
From the falls along Lake Erie to Presque Isle's beaches and lighthouses.
3 days · Niagara Falls, New York → Letchworth State Park
Niagara to Letchworth
Two great waterfalls: Niagara and the 'Grand Canyon of the East'.
2 days · Chautauqua Lake
A Chautauqua summer weekend
Lectures, porches and a lake, then Lucy's hometown.