Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes but not one of them landed in the Travel & Leisure Top 10 of Most Beautiful Lake Towns to Visit in the United States. New York State has just shy of 8,000 beautiful lakes, ponds, and reservoirs, 7850 to be more accurate. Now, Lake Placid has been named one of the Top 10 of Most Beautiful Lake Towns to Visit in the United States. Let's take a look at Lake Placid and some other NY lake towns worth the visit. Get our free mobile appLake Placid, home to the Lake Placid Olympic Museum, Olympic Jumping Complex, Whiteface Mountain, and of course there is Mirror Lake.