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These two scenic railways are getting national recognition. Have you ever ridden on them?

Utica is getting shout-outs left and right. Here's another one to add to the list.

It even beat out the hotel that inspired The Shining.

There are so many amazing apple orchards to visit in Upstate New York, but one of them is getting national attention.

With so many places to take in the beauty of fall in New York State, there's no way it didn't make the list! Or did it?

There are so many great places to travel to in Upstate New York, but now one hotel has a national ranking to back them up.

It's not every day hotels in New York get national recognition and attention like this.

The Fainting Goat Island Inn in Nichols has been nominated again in the Most Haunted Hotel in the USA contest. You can help them become the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time).

Bigger isn't always better. One small town in New York is being honored for having the best public square in the country.

USA Today has a series of "10 Best" lists that are voted on by readers and one of the categories this year is "The 10 Best Haunted Hotels" and two hotels in New York made the list.

Beak & Skiff Apple Orchard in Lafayette has been named the Best Apple Orchard in America by USA Today.

The Great New York State Fair has been nominated in USA TODAY's 2015 Best Readers' Choice travel award contest for the Best State Fair nationwide. Do they have your vote?