Upstate New York has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to museums. Of course, “the big ones” that readily come to mind are such nationally known museums as the Corning Museum of Glass and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown .

But here are 10 lesser-known museums that definitely deserve a mention on your road trip bucket list.

They are small, unheralded and out of the way. But all of them shine the light on a unique slice of Americana.

The Original Kazoo Company and Museum

For more than 100 years, all-metal kazoos have been made in this little Erie County factory. The Original Kazoo Company and Museum still makes the only all-metal kazoo in North America. You can’t miss this museum building because it has a 6-foot-long red-and-gold metal kazoo on

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