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Things to do around here

Places you go to do something, as opposed to somewhere to eat or an event this week. 25 listed across 7 categories, each one checked against the venue's own page — the date on every card says when. For trails, boat launches and fishing access, see parks & the outdoors.

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7 listed

Bowling

Seven centres across Oneida, Herkimer and Madison counties. Almost none of them publish prices, and several publish no hours either — where that's true, this says so rather than repeating numbers off a listing site.

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3 listed

Movie theatres

Three cinemas in the three counties, doing different jobs: first-run multiplexes in New Hartford and Oneida, and 35mm silents and early talkies in Rome.

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2 listed

Mini golf

Two courses in Oneida County, both outdoor, both cash-only, both weather-permitting.

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1 listed

Arcades

One standalone arcade in the three counties. The rest of the region's machines sit inside the bowling centres — King Pin in Rome, Canastota Hi-Way and Caz Sports Bowl all run one, and are listed under Bowling above.

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4 listed

Antique shops

Scattered shops and multi-dealer malls. The Route 20 corridor between Madison and Bouckville is a different thing again — roughly twenty shops within walking distance of each other, plus a fair twice a year — and is covered as a…

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6 listed

Golf & driving ranges

A partial directory, said plainly: the county tourism rosters list roughly twice this many courses, and these are the ones checked against their own pages so far. For just hitting balls, Brimfield View in Clinton is the standalone…

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2 listed

Action parks, go-karts & laser tag

Two venues, opposite seasons: a 37,000-square-foot indoor park at Sangertown open year-round, and an outdoor go-kart park on the Rome–New London road open May through October.

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Free, outdoors, no ticket

Public land — trails, boat launches and fishing access. The details live on the parks & outdoors guide; every entry there names the official page it was checked against.

Courts, fields & playgrounds

Every itemized park, one page per activity:

Every listing links the page it was checked against, and that page is always the business or the municipality speaking for itself — never an aggregator. Where a venue publishes no hours or prices, the card carries none rather than numbers copied from a listing site. Something here wrong, closed, or missing? Email corrections@mohawkcentral.com. Nothing here is paid placement.