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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Jamestown

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Jamestown, New York

Updated May 12, 2020

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National Comedy Center

The first and only American institution dedicated to the enduring value of comedy in the United States.
"Scary Lucy." statue.

Jamestown, New York

Lucille Ball Memorial Park

Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”
Lucille Ball's costumes from I Love Lucy.

Jamestown, New York

Lucy and Desi Museum

This museum is dedicated to a Hollywood icon.

Jamestown, New York

Robert Jackson Center

This institution pays tribute to an associate justice who protected civil rights and prosecuted Nazis.

Jamestown, New York

Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History

This manor in the woods memorializes one of the greatest birders of a generation.
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Lily Dale Spiritualist Community

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.
18 miles from Jamestown
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Marmaduke Statue

The world's only statue dedicated to the greatest Great Dane in comic strip history.
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