Trip Ideas
Romantic Getaways in Northern New York
Village inns, river cottages and lake sunsets close to home.
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IllustrationThousand Islands
Clayton
A walkable river village with a working waterfront, the Antique Boat Museum, an opera house and restaurants within a few blocks of the St. Lawrence.
IllustrationLake Ontario
Sackets Harbor
A historic village on Lake Ontario with a War of 1812 battlefield, restored stone buildings, a harbor walk and some of the area's best-loved restaurants.
IllustrationThousand Islands
Wellesley Island
One of the largest American islands in the chain, reached by the Thousand Islands Bridge: a state park with trails and a nature center, and the Victorian cottage community of Thousand Island Park.