Philadelphia to Buffalo drive: 19 ranked stops, break in Hancock

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.

Buffalo original since 1927 grilling foot-long and regular dogs over real hardwood charcoal, paired with hand-cut onion rings and loganberry. Order: Charcoal-grilled hot dog.

a tea-colored fall in Hickory Run State Park

A quarter-mile one-way trail with gentle grades, wide tread, and compacted-stone surfacing reaches the falls. Swimming is prohibited, and flow can vary with conditions.

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 steep falls climb in the Lehigh Gorge

Farmhouse-inspired restaurant sourcing seasonal local ingredients, known for homemade bread, creative cocktails and a warm Finger Lakes hospitality. Order: Homemade bread.

Harlow Lake, wooded ravines, streams, hiking, fishing, and shale exposures with Devonian fossils distinguish this park from the nearby amusement park. The landscape rewards a short natural-history reset.

a thundering fall in the middle of downtown Rochester

Casual lakeside favorite on Seneca Lake cutting steaks and fresh fish in-house daily, served with local farm cheeses and seasonal vegetables. Order: Fresh-cut fish.

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

a hidden Finger Lakes gorge fall above Skaneateles Lake

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

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

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