Unknown Museums of Upstate New York: A Guide to 50 Treasures

What's your pleasure? Fly fishing, antique cars, cheese? There's a museum for that. Celebrate the 'Wow Factor' of such offbeat gems as Lucille Ball's gold Mercedes (Lucy Desi Museum), Jell-O ads by Maxfield Parrish (Jell-O Museum), a well-endowed mummy (Museum of Oddities), or the Kazoo Museum's DIY shop. This ebullient guide should launch countless day trips; an ode to a museum swept under by Hurricane Irene reminds us there's no time like now.-- "Chronogram"
Who knew there was a Kazoo Museum in Eden, or the D.I.R.T. (Driver's Independent Race Tracks) museum in Cayuga County? Perhaps you'd like to know more about the American Museum of Cutlery in Cattaraugus or the Trolly Museum in Kingston. Find out more about these repositories and many others in Unknown Museums of Upstate New York: A Guide to 50 Treasures. The author highlights the 'wow factor of each site and gives suggestions on how to make the most of a visit.-- "Poststar.com"
Armchair travelers will be tempted to go for a weekend getaway after reading this guide. Historians will be surprised by how many pasts modernity and suburbanization have buried. Everyone else will learn enough trivia to win any pub contest. . . . Tourists accustomed to the clinical descriptions will savor the heartfelt authenticity of Chuck D'Imperio's exploration of Upstate New York's Museums. This is a personal journey he has met with the directors of each museum and his descriptions reflect a deep respect and admiration for the significance of each spot, whether they display the important or the irreverent.-- "Scene and Heard magazine"

"What's your pleasure? Fly fishing, antique cars, cheese? There's a museum for that. Celebrate the 'Wow Factor' of such offbeat gems as Lucille Ball's gold Mercedes (Lucy Desi Museum), Jell-O ads by Maxfield Parrish (Jell-O Museum), a well-endowed mummy (Museum of Oddities), or the Kazoo Museum's DIY shop. This ebullient guide should launch countless day trips; an ode to a museum swept under by Hurricane Irene reminds us there's no time like now."-Chronogram

"Who knew there was a Kazoo Museum in Eden, or the D.I.R.T. (Driver's Independent Race Tracks) museum in Cayuga County? Perhaps you'd like to know more about the American Museum of Cutlery in Cattaraugus or the Trolly Museum in Kingston. Find out more about these repositories and many others in Unknown Museums of Upstate New York: A Guide to 50 Treasures. The author highlights the 'wow factor of each site and gives suggestions on how to make the most of a visit."-Poststar.com

"Armchair travelers will be tempted to go for a weekend getaway after reading this guide. Historians will be surprised by how many pasts modernity and suburbanization have buried. Everyone else will learn enough trivia to win any pub contest. . . . Tourists accustomed to the clinical descriptions will savor the heartfelt authenticity of Chuck D'Imperio's exploration of Upstate New York's Museums. This is a personal journey he has met with the directors of each museum and his descriptions reflect a deep respect and admiration for the significance of each spot, whether they display the important or the irreverent."-Scene and Heard magazine