Part of the international 111 Places series, featuring unusual places not found in traditional travel guides. Fully illustrated insider’s guide to the Finger Lakes region.  

111 Places in the Finger Lakes That You Must Not Miss is a treasure trove of unusual sights and places that sparkle with the allure of hidden treasures and local lore. This book explores the region’s often overlooked stories, legends, experiences, artifacts, and best-kept secrets.  It’s filled with curious characters – religious zealots, daredevils, explorers, suffragettes, inventors, benefactors, artists and writers, winemakers and chefs, bootleggers and scoundrels. 

Turn the pages to visit the birthplace of women’s rights, home of the first ice cream sundae, the world’s fastest carousel, waterfalls taller than Niagara, a haunted winery, a brain collection, a circus school, and the Dalai Lama’s North American retreat.  Drive through a covered bridge, and over a bridge that inspired a classic movie.  Search for a Gilded Age secret garden, Dutch Schultz’s hideout, a Gothic castle, a two-story outhouse, a six-story treehouse, and a reproduction of Monet’s garden.  Discover the drive-in that time forgot, a Confederate POW camp, an anarchist’s flower shop, a tavern with an electric chair, Harriet Tubman’s hometown, Mark Twain’s gravesite, and other places hiding in plain sight. Whether you're an out-of-towner or a Finger Lakes native who thinks you’ve seen it all, these 111 places are waiting for you to seek out and enjoy.  

When you put all these places and stories together, it’s like a curtain has been lifted, and hardly surprising that the Finger Lakes has been called magical and breathtaking, curious and creative, historic and inventive – all those things and more.

About the Author
Michael Turback, a graduate of the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, operated one of the region’s first destination restaurants, pioneering the farm-to-table and vineyard-to-glass movements. The Los Angeles Times called Turback’s of Ithaca “the first Finger Lakes restaurant to really devote itself to New York’s culinary and enological bounty.” He now writes about all things Finger Lakes – the world-class wines, craft beers, and artisan ciders, and now Michael invites you to join him off the beaten path. www.michaelturback.com