Way past the skyscrapers of Manhattan and just a few hours shy of Montreal lays a rustic village that oozes with authentic Adirondack charm and charisma. Lake Placid is a beautiful little town right at the base of Whiteface Mountain with an idyllic Main Street and an aura of serenity, a tourist spot that has avoided commercialism.

Lake Placid claimed a name to fame when it played home first to the 1932 Olympics and revisited the honor in the ‘80s, a feat it’s been boasting about ever since (and rightly so). It’s actually the only town to host the Olympics twice, ever. You can still find memorabilia in the form of nostalgic pins and retro bumper stickers at any of the casual boutiques on Main Street. If the town wasn’t splashed in Olympic logos and reminders around every corner, you might think you were in Lugano, Switzerland or the Alps of Italy…but you’re actually just 5 hours north of NYC.

via Alister & Paine Magazine

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