NY is a giant state with a lot of things to do outside of NYC. From East to West (ish) here are a couple of pretty places to walk/hike/visit.
# 95 -
Cupsogue Beach, Long Island This is where we go to the beach when we visit LI.
# 94 - Lake George, NY
Such a pretty place.
# 93 -
Lake Placid, NY For the scenery and the Olympic stuff.
# 92 -
Ithaca, NY Don't just go there as a stop on some college tour trip, but because "Ithaca is Gorges". ;-)
# 91 -
Watkins Glen, NY While you're in the area hop a little further west from Ithaca to visit this beautiful place, if you're a fan of waterfalls like I am. This photo used to be on the cover of AAA's New York State travel guide book and it was just as impressive in person as I expected.
*This time the LI photo is mine but the others aren't.