Cool place. I would say it's a bit more organic than most arboretum. Not as structured as Arnold…read morearboretum in Boston area. That said it's a beautiful location and extremely peaceful place. I would suggest bringing bug spray with you. A great place to combine with a visit to Howes Caverns.

What a gem in Schoharie County! We have been enjoying Quarantine with these beautiful trails and…read morenature walks! This place is magical and has a vast amount of biodiversity! We loved the gorgeous ferns and conifers from Asia and Europe. The ponds are beautiful. While we were walking there were frogs, fish and a baby deer! Our favorite little bridge is the Musical bridge! Every trail has educational posts that give you more information about the diverse trees, flowers, etc. This place is perfect to bring your family and puppies! I hope when you have a chance - please stop by! Great for social distancing during quarantine and truly a magical place! This arboretum is something so special to us - Enjoy and stay safe!

This lovely blueberry hill is the perfect place to bring your family. You can pick buckets of fresh…read moreblueberries. Definitely worth checking out during your visit to Cooperstown.

Excellent blueberries. Amazingly good and fun for the whole family, spend several hours picking and…read moregathering some of the best blueberries in New York. Literally hundreds of blueberry plants to choose from you will never be disappointed with the selection available. . Harvesting season is relatively short, so don't procrastinate and miss an opportunity to pick your own bucket of blueberries. And oh yeah by the way, you can freeze your picked blueberries too, and enjoy them at a later date.

This stunning 5-acre u-pick blueberry farm is overflowing with fat juicy berries! They are sweet…read moreand tart and mouthwateringly delicious!!! The view is almost as good as the fruit! Sweet little picnic tables are available for you to bring along some breakfast, lunch or dinner! Wouldn't come to the Cooperstown area in July or August without visiting this special place!!

Wonderful source for healthy meats and eggs. Helpful, accommodating proprietors/farmers provide…read moreantibiotic free, no growth hormone meats that are delicious. Ample supply usually on hand from chorizo sausage to Delmonico steak. Also sell produce shares in season. Worth the trip.

We had a great time at this maze! The owners were so sweet, we chatted with them before entering…read morethe maze because I asked if we are allowed to buy the corn and they told us this one is used for feed only, and I told them how back in the USSR, this was the only type of corn we had, boil it for 3-4 hours and it's really good. The maze is terrific, with so many twists and turns. After the maze, we played corn hole game.

We had a nice visit here. The staff were nice and kept the lines moving; both at the gate and in…read morethe snack bar. The snack bar had the traditional faire, and a few surprises. We had their loaded fries which is topped with a homemade sweet n tangy meat sauce. Not bad. A Philly cheesesteak. Even better. The star of the show was a blueberry sundae fried dough. For a moment, I thought my wife was going to leave me and move in to the theater so she could have them every day... After tasting it, I wouldn't blame her. Make sure to support the snack bar, it is how theaters like this stay in business. Obviously you can't beat the value of 2 for 1 priced movies, so what's not to love? I'd stop by again if I were in the area and recommend you do the same.

This place needs a write-up on Atlas Obscura for being a pitch perfect example of Upstate ephemera…read more It's such a great piece of vintage Americana in CNY. Located in the sleepy town of Palatine Bridge, El Rancho Drive-In was a fixture of my childhood and adolescence. In fact, it's the only drive-in I've ever been to. (Not surprising when you learn that there are only 400 left in the USA.) There's really not much to this spot except a tall, concrete wall with a screen overlay. An entrance booth outside (double-features are $5 for kids/$8 for adults, cash only) and a small building that houses a digital projector, a concession stand, and restrooms. The building is somewhat run down but serviceable with small bathrooms and a spot to grab a soda or any number of menu items. Besides that, it's pretty much an open field where you park your car and turn the radio to 90.5 for audio. (No old-school clip-on speakers here.) The owners and staff are amiable, and you can tell that they genuinely love bringing this unique experience to the community. They do have a no outside food and drink policy, which they really can't enforce. However, it's highly recommended that you purchase something from the snack bar as they really need the support to stay operational. A few years back, they were required to buy a digital projector that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. It's a family-owned small town business, so that's no small sum. Concessions are affordable and tasty here. Far less expensive and a much more romantic experience than your generic cineplex. It's also worth a drive if you are visiting nearby Sharon Springs or Cooperstown. In the future, it would be amazing if they could start showing a wider range of films and promoting themselves a little better. Right now, they're good at getting the most recent releases and bring them to the local audience, which is great. These offerings are usually kid-friendly. However, it would be terrific if they also did nights with classic films or allowed you to rent it for events. I would imagine that seeing something like "Casablanca" or "Back to the Future" here would be so cool!

We love going to the Glove theater for movie nights on Wednesdays. They have fun themed months, and…read moreit's just so cool to watch movies in this historic theater. They also always have a plethora of other events too. They work so hard to keep this wonderful theater up and running, please go check it out there's something for everyone.

For 2018 the Cheese Festival was held on Saturday, July 14. You might want to put a reminder on…read moreyour calendar in early July of any future year to get the date for that year's festival. The festival was 5 blocks long with over 60 tents set up by vendors. In addition to various craft cheeses there were condiments, baked goods, dairy products, wines, and some talented musical performers spread out over the blocks. Little Falls was once known as the Cheese Capital of the entire USA. The Little Falls Historical Society has outlined in the festival brochure a 3 stage Cheese History Trail that you can walk as you learn all about Little Falls' contribution to cheese making and its influence on the cost of cheese even as far away as Europe. I suggest you bring along a cooler with an ice pack or two to transport your purchases. The purchase opportunities here are delicious. Tip: Keep your brochure so you can remember to always look up these vendors to visit again as you travel throughout the Hudson/Mohawk valley, the Catskills, the Adirondacks, the Finger Lakes and the Southern Tier.