Comedy takes center stage in Jamestown, the small western New York city best known as Lucille Ball’s hometown. Visitors celebrate the legacy of laughter and entertainment at the Lucille Ball–Desi Arnaz Museum and the National Comedy Center.

 

This city of 28,000 residents in pastoral Chautauqua County also has a serious side that often goes unnoticed.

 

A new film, Nuremberg, is shining a spotlight on Jamestown and the Robert H. Jackson Center. The center commemorates the respected jurist who served as the chief U.S. prosecutor during the 1945-46 Nuremberg Trials in Germany, where Nazi leaders were put on trial for war crimes. Jackson is played by actor Michael Shannon, while Russell Crowe portrays Hermann Göring.

 

To read the full story about Chautauqua County and its famous residents, please follow the link to Big Blend Media’s Vacation Station Travel. You can also view my interview with Big Blend’s Lisa Smith about what visitors can see and do in Jamestown and Chautauqua County.