Places to vist between Fallingwater House and Saratoga Springs (New York: amusement park, hotel)

[Raka13]

We are family of 4 (kids 11 & 9yr) from Cape Town SA, driving from Fallingwater House, PA to Saratoga Springs, NY and are looking for a quaint place to stopover on the way. We are not keen on any chain hotel or restaurants. Does anyone have any recommendations?

[Forest_Hills_Daddy]

Woodbury Commons, Saugerties and Woodstock if by I-87. Cooperstown if by I-88.

[ICS67]

I'd suggest you head towards the Finger Lakes district of New York. You would go north from Falling Waters to Interstate 80, then head east on I-80 to U.S. Route 15 north, which will take you into New York State, close to Corning. The Finger Lakes district is just north of Corning. Be aware, however, that this will be a rather long day's drive -- central Pennsylvania is quite mountainous, and there are no north-south Interstate highways in that area. The offset is that the remainder of your drive to Saratoga Springs will be a lot shorter. From the Finger Lakes, I-90 will take you very close to Saratoga Springs

The Finger Lakes region is renowned for its numerous wineries. When my wife and I visited there five years ago, we found the small towns of Hammondsport (south end of Lake Keuka), the old part of Geneva (north end of Lake Seneca), and Skaneatles (north end of Lake Skaneatles) particularly nice. If you're planning to stay a couple of days or longer, sightseeing possibilities include, in addition to the wineries, the Corning Glass Museum, Watkins Glen State Park at the south end of Lake Seneca, and the college town (Cornell University) of Ithaca at the south end of Lake Cayuga. You can finds a lot more information about the region at Finger Lakes Regional Tourism Authority on Places to Stay, Where to Eat and Things to Do - Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance

Hope this helps, and happy travels.

[Raka13]

Thank you for all the info; it will certainly help us in planning the trip. Regards

[leoliu]

If you can plan it on the weekend, a stopover in tuxedo for the NY resaissance faire will be a lifetime memory. Google it for more information.

[MacTAC]

Knoebels is an old fashioned, reasonably priced and fun amusement park. My brother & his wife always enjoyed taking their grandkids to Hershey Park...