Attractions in Ithaca

Ithaca inspires love at first sight. Its many waterfalls cascade over 400-million-year-old rocks lining deep gorges. A small city effervescent with youthful energy sits beneath hills crowned by the Cornell and Ithaca College campuses. Smart, talented, and engaging people from around the world make amazing intellectual and artistic things happen here. Many people fall so deeply in love with Ithaca that they decide to call it home - forever.

The city is situated at the tip of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes region of central New York, an area renowned for natural beauty. Four state parks are within 10 miles of Cornell's campus. Popular outdoor activities include biking, hiking, sailing, wind surfing, swimming, golfing, and skiing. Money magazine named Ithaca as one of its "Best Places to Vacation" - imagine living here!

Taughannock Falls State Park
Rte 89, Taughannock Park Rd, Trumansburg, NY 14886
Taughannock Falls, from which this park takes its name, is one of the outstanding natural attractions of the Northeast, and is 3 stories taller than Niagara Falls. Exciting to view in any season, the 215 foot waterfall plunges through a rock amphitheater whose walls reach nearly 400 feet. Picnic area, swimming, playground, fishing, camping, cabins, dump station, cross country skiing, sledding slope, ice skating. Marina offers 3 lane concrete ramp with 2 loading piers, parking for 25 rigs, gas, concession stand, protected harbor.

Allan H. Treman State Marine Park
Rte 89, Ithaca, NY 14850
One of the largest inland marina in New York State with 399 seasonal, and 30 transient boat slips, 8 lane concrete ramp with 3 loading piers, dockage and parking for 125 rigs. Picnicking, playing fields, fishing, pump out station. Next to Cass Park and the Cayuga Waterfront Trail.

Art Gallery at Community School of Music & Art (CSMA)
330 East State St, Ithaca, NY 14850
Located in the heart of downtown Ithaca, the school welcomes visitors to enjoy concerts and recitals featuring performances by students, faculty, and staff in a family-friendly environment.

Art in the Heart of the City
The Commons, Ithaca, NY 14850
Season: Sculptures remain on The Commons year round. The Commons is open during all business hours. Annual Sculpture show on the Commons. Starts June 15 and sculptures remain all year.

Asia House Gallery & Museum
118 South Meadow St. (Rt.13), Ithaca, NY 14850
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
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. Limited cross-country skiing, summer recreation program. Picnic area, camping, playground, hiking trails, swimming, shelter. restrooms.

Cascadilla Creek Gorge
Court St. & University Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850
Connecting the Cornell campus to downtown "the greenway connecting town and gown." One of Cornell Plantations' natural areas, this gorge is a natural greenway in the heart of an urban area. Gorge walk is 1.3 miles with many stairs.

Cass Park Rink & Pool
701 Taughannock Blvd. (Rte 96), Ithaca, NY 14850
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. Summer swimming daily.