New York Offbeat Attraction Map
RoadsideAmerica.com's map of New York's unusual tourist attractions, museums, and landmarks.
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 Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near New YorkWhile in New York, you might enjoy a visit to: A rare survivor of early roadside architecture, the Big Duck -- which really isn't that big -- sells duck souvenirs to summertime city weekenders. This is not a political statement, but the grave of a real guy who died in the 1800s. A memorial tribute to an elephant electrocuted by Thomas Edison. At the Buffalo Zoo, an Asian elephant named Surapa has carved a niche in the art world with her abstract paintings. Favorite dumb punch line of Johnny Carson monologues is memorialized in New York's Central Park. It's no contest at this up-until-11-on-summer-weekeneds border hot spot: Canada wins. The world's first theme park still celebrates Christmas all summer. The thrill of putting through the blades of a windmill began here. |