"Mirror Lake - Lake Placid" by Photographer Jim Grant

Lake Placid Attractions .com is the premier online guide to Lake Placid, New York showcasing hundreds of exciting attractions throughout the Olympic region and upstate New York.
We invite you to take a virtual tour of some of our most popular travel destinations including the historic communities of Saranac Lake, Elizabethtown, Keene, Keene Valley, Jay, Wilmington, Essex, Ticonderoga, Crown Point, Schroon Lake and Westport.

The Lake Placid Region is famous for hosting the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics. Lake Placid has also been host for a variety of world class events including the ESPN Outdoor Games, World Cup bobsled and luge, the Ironman Triathalon, international figure skating, Empire State Games and the "I Love NY" Horse Shows. The Lake Placid region offers visitors a rich variety of historic, artistic and cultural

West Branch Ausable River by photographer Frank Houck

attractions. Lake Placid's Olympic attractions include famous Whiteface Mountain, boasting the greatest vertical drop in the East and the Mackenzie Intervale Olympic Ski Jumping Complex, where you can ride to the top of the 26 story, 120 meter ski jump in a glass enclosed elevator! Other venues include the Mt. Van Hoevenberg bobsled and luge track where you can take an exhilarating ride down the only dedicated bobsled run in the US.
 

Mackenzie Intervale Olympic Ski Jumping Complex Olympic Photos courtesy of Jim Grant

Other tourist attractions in and around Lake Placid
include the Uihlein Sugar Maple Station, John Brown State Historical Site, Olympic Center and 1932 & 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum, Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society/Museum, the Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage in Saranac Lake, Greystone House Museum and Gardens in Essex and Fort Ticonderoga.

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The Adirondacks & the Lake Champlain Valley of Upstate New York & Vermont have long been known for their truly unique & varied cuisine ranging from fresh caught native brook trout cooked over an open campfire to world class dining at five star resorts. In the internationally acclaimed Olympic Village of Lake Placid, diners can choose from exciting restaurants with menus featuring everything from sushi and health foods to hearty Adirondack homecooked meals. The Culinary Arts program at Paul Smith's College in the Adirondacks was founded on the principle of learning by doing. Many of todays local chefs learned their trade at Paul Smith's. Students in Baking and Pastry Arts are preparing for careers in the growing hospitality industry, and upon completion can expect to find positions in hotels, resorts, and restaurants. This career path develops skills and knowledge necessary for employment in a variety of baking and pastry establishments.
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Olympic Torch with Whiteface Mountain
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