New York to Buffalo road trip: 24 stops worth the detour

Fourth-generation carvery descended from a 1914 meat business, serving juicy roast beef on kimmelweck rolls at its Wehrle Drive kitchen. Order: Beef on weck.

a Poconos family resort with huge snow-tubing

the iconic Red Dot climb to the gap view

a Delaware Water Gap overlook on the AT

Cult Buffalo-style pizzeria since 1946 with thick, cheesy, cup-and-char pepperoni pies that locals order for every celebration. Order: Pepperoni pizza.

a waterfall loop near Newark

a small fall in the South Mountain Reservation near Newark

Master Sommelier Christopher Bates seats just 24 at a communal table for a multi-course prix fixe, a James Beard nominee and national destination. Order: Prix fixe tasting.

a giant glacial balancing rock

Downtown Rochester institution since 1918 and originator of the trademarked Garbage Plate piled with meats, macaroni salad and home fries. Order: Garbage Plate.

a powerful Poconos fall on Bushkill Creek

Quaint village bakery and cafe turning out artisan breads, fine French pastries and specialty pies, a favored spot for breakfast in town. Order: Croissant.

the third of Letchworth’s big falls, reached by a stone staircase

reservoir and woods loop in the northern Highlands

the "Niagara of Pennsylvania," a network of falls on private boardwalks

a hidden Finger Lakes gorge fall above Skaneateles Lake

the tallest fall in New Jersey, a staircase climb in Stokes forest

East Aurora institution since 1967 that perfected two Buffalo staples, the beef on weck and the char-broiled jumbo wing. Order: Beef on weck.

Rochester tradition at the Sea Breeze amusement area serving its self-proclaimed World's Greatest Cheeseburger alongside hots and fries. Order: Cheeseburger.

a tea-colored fall in Hickory Run State Park

A treeless links at Crystal Springs, often the state's top public.

a natural-gas flame flickers in a grotto behind the falls

a wide, terraced curtain over 400-million-year-old bedrock