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Few states - or countries - can offer the diversity of locations you'll find in New York State.

Click on regional headings below to find sample locations. Refine your search by then clicking on a Table of Contents topic (at left, below). Or you can simply click on a Table of Contents topic to view all images in that category.


Home to many of the most creative minds in filmmaking, New York has nearly 100 sound stages as well as the most famous urban landscape in the world.


Nassau County, just minutes east of New York and the state's second-busiest production area, is known for the grand mansions of its "Gold Coast" as well as picturesque villages, beaches and parks.

Suffolk County boasts stunning oceanfront vistas, the mansions of the Hamptons, agricultural landscapes, all-American suburbs and blue-collar communities.


In the Buffalo-Niagara area, you'll find everything from world-renowned Niagara Falls to gritty urban neighborhoods and the spectacular art deco skyscrapers of Buffalo itself.

The Chautauqua-Allegheny region promises charming small towns, verdant Amish farmland and the Victorian Chautauqua Institute.

 

 


Yonkers features distinctive neighborhoods, a stately city hall and dozens of parks just 10 miles north of midtown Manhattan.

Westchester County has mansions and estates, vineyards and miles of Hudson River shoreline just north of New York City.

The Hudson Valley corridor features small towns, suburban looks, college campuses, farms and historic buildings over 300 years old.

Ninety miles northwest of New York City, the Catskills region has more than just spectacular lakes, valleys, mountains and streams. You'll also find wineries, covered bridges and antique railroads.


Rochester, one of the most active production communities in the East, has a large, experienced crew base. The nearby Finger Lakes area boasts gorgeous waterfalls, canyons, wilderness areas and quaint small towns.

The Central-Leatherstocking region is known for the fabled Erie Canal, Howe Caverns and the Baseball Hall of Fame. Syracuse and Binghamton offer historic 19th-century architecture and a mid-20th century look and feel.

 

 


The Capital-Saratoga region, noted for its Victorian, Georgian, Gothic and Greek Revival architecture, is also home to historic neighborhoods in Troy and Saratoga.

The Adirondacks is the largest wilderness preserve outside of Alaska - more than 6 million acres, over 2,000 lakes and ponds, 30,000 miles of rivers and streams, scenic villages, forts and historic "great camps."

The Thousand Islands offers 200 miles of forested coastline with endless islands, picturesque small towns and historic sites.

 

Award winning Israeli filmmaker Haim Bouzaglo filmed Session in Syracuse, NY in 2008.

Winter of Frozen Dreams (2008) staring Thora Birch used the Mabee Farm Historic Site in Schenectady County to double for Madison Wisconsin – and didn’t even need to use a snow machine!