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4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Syracuse, New York

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Tree 75 at Syracuse University.

Syracuse, New York

Tree of 40 Fruit

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

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Added by Kerry Wolfe

Niagara Mohawk Building

Syracuse, New York

Niagara Mohawk Building

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

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Upside Down Traffic Light in Syracuse, New York.

Syracuse, New York

Upside-Down Traffic Signal

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

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Added by Chris Clemens

The completed project

Syracuse, New York

World Reclamation Art Project

In DeWitt, New York, a blanket-wrapped gas station makes a creative statement on global dependence on oil.

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Added by Jacque

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Jamesville, New York

Skytop Quarry

Abandoned rock quarry now a haven for mountain bikers and hikers.

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Added by NickKinling

3 MILEs FROM Syracuse

View from one of Green Lake's limestone reefs

Fayetteville, New York

Green Lakes State Park

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

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Added by claudiamgeib

8 MILEs FROM Syracuse

Canastota, New York

International Boxing Hall of Fame

Celebrating the greatest pugilists the world has ever known.

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Added by Raphi Gottesman

20 MILEs FROM Syracuse

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