Art in the Heart of the City The Commons Ithaca, NY 14850 607-277-8679 Hours: Open year round

Admission Free

Sculptures remain on the pedestrian-only Ithaca Commons year round. Shops, boutiques, and restaurants inside the Centre Shopping Center are open during all business hours. Annual Sculpture show on the Commons starts in mid-June.

Asia House Gallery & Museum 118 South Meadow St. (Rt.13) Ithaca, NY 14850 607-272-8850 Hours: Open year round, Tue.-Fri.11am-5pm, Sat.10am-2pm or by appointment.

Admission Charged

Asia House Gallery is renowned for original works of art in all media and from all periods. The Gallery specializes in sculpture, scrolls, screen & prints from China, Japan, India, Tibet and Russia. Eight intimate, elegant Galleries of Oriental Treasures. Heirloom quality European & American furniture and period accessories. Featuring Fine Arts & Archaeological artifacts from the Far & Middle East.

Buttermilk Falls State Park Route 13 South Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-5761

Hours: Limited cross-country skiing, summer recreation program, call for additional information

Admission Charged Buttermilk Creek descends more than 500 feet in a series of cascades and rapids. A natural pool at the base of Buttermilk Falls provides swimming with the feel of an old swimming hole. Upstream, a scenic trail circles Lake Treman.

Cascadilla Creek Gorge Court St. & University Ave. Ithaca, NY 14850 800-284-8422 Hours: Season: April- November

Admission Free Known as “the greenway connecting town and gown.” A natural greenway in the heart of an urban area, one of the dramatic natural places that makes Ithaca unique. Gorge walk is 1.3 miles with many stairs.

Cass Park Rink & Pool 701 Taughannock Blvd. Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-9211 Hours: Open year round, call for additional information Season: Year round, summer swimming daily, June-August, 12pm-7:30pm

Admission fee Cass Park is a regionally active park with: Swimming pool, Cayuga Waterfront Trail, four tennis courts, 20 athletic fields, playground equipment, a picnic pavilion, and outdoor Ice Rink offering public ice skating, hockey games, and broomball.

Cayuga Nature Center 1420 Taughannock Blvd. (Rt 89) Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-6260 Hours: Open year round, Season: Year Round, trails open daily dawn-dusk

Admission Charged Discover nature by climbing into the forest canopy of Treetops Tower, viewing the summer butterfly house, and by exploring the interactive displays featuring a live animal collection.

Circle Greenway Greater Ithaca Area Ithaca, NY 14850 607-274-6570

Hours: Call for additional information

Admission Free Circle Greenway is a ten mile self-guided walk or bicycle trip that touches Ithaca's natural and urban features including gorges, the waterfront, Cornell University Campus, and the Downtown Ithaca Commons. Free Brochure and map at City Hall or at the Ithaca/Tompkins County Visitors Bureau.

Community Recreation Center-The Rink/The Field 1767 E Shore Dr Ithaca, NY 14850 607-277-RINK

Open year round. Public skating schedule starting October 1st Mon-Wed. 2-5pm, Fri. 7-9pm, Sat. 4-6pm and 8-10pm, Sun. 6:30-8:30pm.

Admission Charged

Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Sapsucker Woods Sanctuary 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850 607-254-2473

Hours: Mon-Thurs 8am -5pm; Fri 8am -4pm, Sat. 9:30am – 4pm, Sun. 11am – 4pm Admission Free, donations accepted The Lab of Ornithology is an international center for the study, conservation, and appreciation of birds. It is located on the 220-acre Sapsucker Woods Sanctuary. Visitors experience the sights and sounds of birds in the observatory’s multimedia theater and view other interactive exhibits. Featured are paintings by renowned bird and wildlife artists. Enjoy views of Sapsucker Woods pond and bird-feeding garden through an expansive wall of windows. Hike more than four miles of trails through the sanctuary.

Cornell Plantations One Plantation Rd. Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-3020 Hours: Closed to vehicles in winter. Information is available at the Garden Shop. Mon-Fri. 9am-4pm, Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 12pm-4pm. Drop-in tours beginning at the Gift Shop on Wed. & Sat. at 1pm.

Admission Free Cornell Plantations' arboretum, and botanical garden are a museum of living plants with a network of trails through campus providing natural areas for hiking and nature study. Guided tours available for groups.

Cornell University 410 Thurston Avenue Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-2000 Hours: Open Year Round Cornell is an international teaching and research Ivy League University offering Veterinary Sciences, Agriculture, Hotel Management, Architecture, Engineering, and many other areas of study. Cornell’s campus is frequently heralded as one of the most beautiful in the nation with 745 acres nestled among woodlands, gorges, and waterfalls. Walk around campus on a self-guided tour or take an escorted tour. Learn and see all the wonders of Cornell University.

Danby State Forest off Route 96B Ithaca, NY 14850 607-753-3095 Hours: Open Year Round

Admission Charged State forest area offering rustic hiking trails.

Dewitt Mall

Seneca and Cayuga Streets

Ithaca, New York

Formerly Ithaca High School, this building and its predecessor have occupied the site for more than a century.  Framed photographs of “the old school days” decorate the halls.  The Mall contains Greenstar Cooperative Natural Foods Grocery and deli; Pastimes, which sells area memorabilia; the Dewitt Restaurant and deli; Guitarworks; a children’s specialty toy store; and the world famous Moosewood Restaurant. 

Downtown Ithaca Commons The Commons State St. Ithaca, NY 14850 607-277-8679 Hours: Call for additional information

Admission Free One of the largest pedestrian malls in America. Historic downtown Ithaca is home to the award-winning “Commons,” a pedestrian marketplace with an international flair. One can browse among downtown’s many unique specialty shops featuring apparel, art, ATM locations, fine crafts, jewelry, children’s store, specialty pet boutique, books, music, sporting goods, and contemporary furnishings or enjoy a variety of foods at any number of different places to eat. There is more shopping and great ethnic food at Center Ithaca and DeWitt Mall, as well as adjacent to The Commons on Cayuga and Aurora Streets.

East Hill Recreation Way Maple Ave Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-8035

Hours: Call for additional information

Admission Free 2.2 mile multi-use trail that runs parallel to Cascadilla Creek and up through the Cornell Plantations. Cross country skiing.

Farm Trail Information Cornell Cooperative Extension 615 Willow Ave Ithaca, NY 14850 607-272-2292

Hours: Call for additional information

Admission Charged Will arrange farm visits and garden tours.

G F Charters Slip #22 Allen Treman State Marine Park Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-2861 Hours: Open April – October, call for additional information

Admission Charged April 1st-Oct. 20th– 8 hr trips on Cayuga Lake starting out of Ithaca. Everything is supplied except food, drink, and fishing licenses. Includes a captain and crew who assist all day, clean the catch, bag it, and supply receipts.

Greater Ithaca Art Trail Tompkins County Area Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-5072 Hours: Call for additional information

Admission Free

Unique concept designed to bring together over 50 regional and community artists. Self-guided tours of studios: sculptures, paintings, photography, wood carvings and more.

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Fine Art Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-6464 Hours:  Open Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Closed holidays.

Admission Free Designed by I.M. Pei, the museum houses an impressive collection that spans forty centuries and six continents with particular strengths in prints as well as Asian and contemporary art. Offers panoramic views of Cornell, Ithaca and Cayuga Lake. Group tours available.

Ithaca Children's Garden Cass Park, Rt. 89 Ithaca, NY 14850 607-272-2292

Hours: Call for additional information

Admission Free Located on a 3-acre site in the developing Cayuga Lake waterfront area, the Ithaca Children's Garden is a garden in the making that currently features a wetland habitat garden with turtle’s earth sculpture and a labyrinth.

Ithaca College

South Hill

Ithaca, New York

Founded in 1892 as the Ithaca Conservatory of Music, Ithaca College is an outstanding private, coeducational college offering undergraduate and graduate programs in business, communications, health sciences and human performance, humanities and sciences, music, and interdisciplinary studies.  It has an enrollment of over 6,000 students.

Ithaca Falls Lake St Ithaca, NY 14850 607-272-1313 Hours: Open year round from dawn to dusk

Admission Free

Over 15,000 years ago, receding waters and erosion worked to form a one mile long gorge called Fall Creek. Features include six waterfalls, cascades & rapids. A small park is located on the south side of the trail for picnics.

Ithaca Paintball 619 West State Street Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-3904

Hours: Open daily, call for reservations

Admission Charged Full line and full service paintball store and field complete with all the latest in paintball technology and custom playing fields, designed to bring out the strategist in everyone

John Hartell Gallery Sibley Dome at Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14850 607-255-3299 Hours: Open year round, Mon.-Fri. 8am-4:30pm

Admission Free Weekly exhibits of art and architectural work by students, faculty and guests.

Museum of the Earth at PRI 1259 Trumansburg Rd Rte 96 Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-6623

Hours: Mon. Wed., Fri. & Sat., 10am-5pm, Sun. 12-4pm; Thurs. 10am-7pm. Closed Tuesdays

Admission Charged Experience what life was like beneath an ancient sea, track a herd of dinosaurs dashing across NYS, or touch relics of a world carved by ice. Concentrates on the geology & paleontology of the Northeastern US. The Museum exhibits over 650 specimens from one of nation's largest and finest fossil collections, including the skeletons of the Hyde Park Mastodon, Right Whale #2030 and the 500 foot mural, Rock of Ages Sands of Time.

Robert H. Treman State Park (Upper and Lower Enfield Glen Parks) Rte 327 RD 10 Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-3440 Hours:  Open mid May – late November

Admission Charged per car Enfield Glen is the scenic highlight of this park. This is an area of rustic beauty with craggy gorges and winding trails bearing names like "fire and brimstone" with waterfalls named Lucifer Falls and Devil's Kitchen. Limited cross-country skiing, summer recreation program, old mill located at upper park, picnic area, swimming, playground, camping, cabins, dump station. Summer recreation programs and winter activities available.

Sciencenter 601 First St Ithaca, NY 14850 607-272-0600 Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun Noon-5pm; open Mon Nat'l holidays. A hands-on science museum and outdoor science playground, the Sciencenter boasts over 150 exhibits including a walk-in camera, water raceway, and two-story kinetic ball sculpture, curiosity corner, animal room, and Discovery Space. Sponsor of the Carl Sagan Planet Walk. Also offering Galaxy Golf 18 hole mini-golf course.

Six Mile Creek Gorge Ithaca, NY 14850 800-284-8422

Hours: Call for additional information

Admission Free An Indian trail that offers remnants of an old mill building and the Elizabeth Mulholland Wildflower Preserve. Noted for its rich woodland flora.

South Hill Recreation Way Hudson St Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-8035

Hours: Call for additional information

Admission Free Popular with walkers, joggers, bicyclists, cross-country skiers, and college athletic teams. This trail also serves as a commuter route between the South Hill residential area, Ithaca College and Downtown. Built on an old railroad bed, this hard-packed gravel trail has an accessible entrance off Crescent Place. Many benches and a level rest area. 2.9 mile multi-use trail.

Stewart Park Corner of NYS Rts 13 & 34 Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-8364 Hours: Open year round, call for additional information

Admission Free Formerly the site of the Wharton Brothers silent movie studios, Stewart Park now is home to playing fields, a children's playground, picnic area, concession stand, tennis courts, and the Fuertes Bird Sanctuary.

Striker Fishing /Sightseeing Cayuga Lake Ithaca, NY 14850 607-256-8214

Hours: Call for additional information

Admission Charged Fishing and sightseeing charter on Cayuga Lake.

The History Center in Tompkins County 401 E State St Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-8284

Hours: Call for additional information

Admission Charged The History Center in Tompkins County is the gateway for learning about the people, places, things, and stories that have shaped your past. You are invited to examine history through a local lens by exploring thousands of historic photographs, documents, diaries, scrapbooks, genealogies, maps, and more in the History Center Research Library. Discover the excitement of exploring the past at the History Center in Tompkins County.

Tompkins County Public Library 101 East Green St. Ithaca, NY 14850 607-272-4557

Hours: Open year round, call for additional information

Admission Free At Tompkins County Public Library visitors can find a world of information at their fingertips. Learn to "Navigate a Sea of Resources" with the help of librarians. At the library, visitors may connect to special databases, search the library catalogue for CDs, DVDs, videos, or their favorite author. Explore the Internet or simply sit back and read. Enjoy programming for all ages, from story telling to music on Sundays, from book discussion groups to author readings. Join cultural celebrations and appreciate art displays and other exhibitions.

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Arnot State Forest

Off Chaffee Creek Rd. Newfield, NY 14867 607-753-3095 Hours: Open year round

Admission Charged

State forest area for hiking. Mostly unmarked trails.

Finger Lakes Skydivers Ovid Airport, Parish Rd. 9752 Kingtown Rd. Trumansburg, NY 14886

800-SKYDIVE

Hours: April-November, Wed-Sun 9am-dark

Admission Charged Experience the thrill of a tandem skydive over the beautiful Finger Lakes. Reservations required.

Finger Lakes Trail Several sites in Tompkins County 6111 Visitor Center Rd. Mount Morris, NY 14510 585-658-9320 Hours: Open year round

Admission Free The Finger Lakes Trail is a footpath for hikers which stretch 560 miles from the PA/NY border in Allegany State Park to the Long Path in the Catskill Forest Preserve, crossing beautiful and remote areas of the Southern Tier. Over 50 miles of the trail is in Tompkins County. These trails connect sev