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New York State extends far beyond New York City, encompassing Niagara Falls on its western border, the Adirondack Park, the largest publicly protected area in the contiguous United States at six million acres, and the Finger Lakes wine region in its central interior. New York City itself contains the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Central Park, and a concentration of world-class museums along Museum Mile that includes the Metropolitan Museum of Art, home to one of the largest art collections in the world.
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