Disclaimer: I have, indeed, not been to every museum in NYS, but these three I imagine are hard to beat. When it's supposed to be Spring but your hometown weather doesn't quite agree - cough, Syracuse, cough - you get to a point where you really want to see some color. These three museums, one in NYC and two in Upstate, definitely give a unique and colorful experience. When looking for the "most colorful" museums, I was looking for ones that were more non-traditional. Is an a

I live in the snow capital of the United States! Syracuse gets an average of 123.8 inches of snow every year (that's over 10 ft, or over 3 meters for you metric systemers). We are the proud holder of the Golden Snowball trophy (yes, this is a thing). So, what winter activities can we do in all of this snow? Not everyone likes the snow and cold, and you'll often even hear Syracusans complaining about it. The cold can really wear away at you. I'm guilty of it, too. But today, I

A little over a year ago, if you had told any of my family that I went camping (let alone enjoyed it), they would have thought you were lying. I have a few friends here in Syracuse that love to camp, hike, canoe & kayak, rock climb, and do really any outdoor thing. And being so close to the Adirondacks and Finglerlakes region, it's kind of the perfect weekend activity. I, however, for most of my life wouldn't have identified as that "outdoorsy." Enter an early spring weekend