 Ithaca is beautifully situated on the shores of Cayuga Lake. | ||
| Ithaca | ||
| State | new York | |
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| Residents | City of Ithaca: approximately 30,000 Town of Ithaca: approximately 101,570 | |
other value for residents on Wikidata: 30837   | ||
| height | 136 m | |
| Tourist info web | www.visitithaca.com | |
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Ithaca is a city in the Finger Lakes-Region of the US state new York. The university town, which is extremely scenic, has a liberal flair and a rich cultural life.
background
The region, originally populated by the Iroquois, has been controlled by Europeans since the time of the Sullivan Expedition (1779). The one created around 1790 Town of Ulysses a few years later gave Simeon DeWitt, the geographer of the Continental Army, the name "Ithaca". In 1832 the city was connected to the railway network and thus indirectly also to regional inland shipping. However, due to its geographical location, it never became a major transport hub.
Nevertheless, Ithaca was formally declared a "city" in 1887. Ezra Cornell had it here as early as 1865 Cornell University was founded at which - unusual for the time - women have also been studying since 1870. Since 1880 Ithaca was also the location of the Ithaca Gun Company, a quality firearms factory. In the early 20th century, Ithaca also became an important film production location when the brothers Leopold and Theodore Wharton opened a studio on what is now Stewart Park.
Ithaca is home to the most important university in upstate New York. To the lecturers and alumni of Cornell University there are no fewer than 40 Nobel Prize winners. Since the university was founded in 1865, Ithaca has always been a magnet for intellectuals and artists and to this day the city is the most interesting cultural location in upstate New York. In addition to three arthouse cinemas, Ithaca also has a. several theater ensembles, a small opera company, a ballet ensemble, a chamber, a symphony and a baroque orchestra.
In addition, Ithaca offers an infrastructure of independently run shops, bars and restaurants that is unique in the region. There is hardly a better place in upstate New York to eat inexpensive ethnic - especially Southeast Asian - cuisine. However, many restaurants in Ithaca also specialize in the best that American cuisine has to offer: regional cuisine such as that of the American southern states.
Many tourists also come to Ithaca to see the city's countless large and small waterfalls.
getting there
By plane
Ithaca has a small airport, the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH), from which daily direct connections to Philadelphia, Detroit and to LaGuardia Airport in New York City consist.
By train
The closest Amtrak-Broad station is located in Syracuse (102 km).
By bus
The bus companies Greyhound and Shortline offer direct connections to New York City.
In the street
Ithaca can be reached by car from Syracuse and Cortland from via route 13, from Binghamton and Owego from via Route 96B, from Elmira from via Route 13, and from Rochester and Seneca Falls from via Route 98.
mobility
Dynamic cards- Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT). The local transportation company operates a number of bus routes in Ithaca and Tompkins Counties.
Tourist Attractions
Museums
The Johnson Museum of Art.
- Craftsman Gallery, Boardman House, Ithaca College. Tel.: 1 607-274-3548. Exhibition of the work of the art students at Ithaca College.Open: Mon - Fri 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (Thu until 9 p.m.), Sat Sun 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Closed June - August.Price: free entry.
- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell Campus. Large art museum housed in one of the most unusual buildings on campus. A visit to the top floor is a must, as it offers a spectacular 360º view of the city and the lake. Often interesting special exhibitions. Some parking spaces in front of the museum (parking meters; you also have to enter your car and parking space number in a list in the foyer)Open: Tue - Sun 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Price: free entry.
- Hinckley Museum, 410 E Seneca St, at Park St. Tel.: 1 607-273-7093. Museum with a small historical and art history exhibition.Open: Tue, Thu, Sat 10 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
- The History Center in Tompkins County, 401 East State, proximity The Commons. Tel.: 1 607-273-8284. In addition to a research library, the county's history center also has a small exhibition open Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 11 am-5pm.Price: free entry.
- 1 Science center, 601 1st St, on the edge of Route 13; Follow the signs. Large and very attractive museum with Hands-onExperiments for children. Some exhibits are interesting even for small children.Open: Mon - Sat 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.Price: Admission 6 US dollars (= USD = $) (seniors $ 5, children 3-17 $ 4.
For other museums see: trips.
water falls
The Ithaca Falls are just one of the city's many waterfalls.
- Cascadilla Creek. Gorge with numerous waterfalls, eleven falls in the section between City Cemetery and Judd Falls Rd alone. The tallest of these are the 15 m high Cascadilla Falls (at College Avenue).
- Fall Creek. Ravine creek that flows through Cornell Campus and into Cayuga Lake. Particularly worth seeing is the section in the area of the Cornell Campus, where the Forest Falls, the Foaming Falls, the Rocky Falls and the Triphammer Falls lie. The highest falls of the creek are the 45 m Ithaca Fallswhich unfortunately cannot be seen really well from any publicly accessible location. The best place to park is on the corner of Lake and Falls Street and view the falls from the Lake Street Bridge.
- Six Mile Creek. The third stream, which flows into Cayuga Lake near Ithaca, also has several waterfalls in its course, including the Wells Falls (also Business Man's Lunch Falls, at Water Street) and the 8 m high ones deep in the forest Potters Falls (at the Ithaca Reservoir).
For more waterfalls see: trips.
Architectural
For the must-see university campuses of Ithaca see: Learn.
- Clinton Hall, 108-114 N Cayuga St, at State St. Commercial building built in the Greek Revival style. That is right next door Clinton House (116 N Cayuga Street), which is built in the Greek Revival and Federal styles.
- Creative catering, 919 Elmira Rd = Route 13, just south of Ithaca. Striking building erected in 1851 in Gothic Revival style, the interior of which unfortunately cannot be visited.
- Ithaca Gas and Electric Corporation Building, 123 S Cayuga Street, at State Street. Former commercial building in the Classic Revival style, which today houses an authority.
- Jamieson and McKinney Block, 115-121 S Cayuga Street, at State Street. Series of interesting commercial buildings, built in different styles.
- Lehigh Valley Railroad Station, Corner of W Buffalo Street and Taughannock Boulevard. Historic station building.
- Llenrock, 100 Cornell Avenue, at Ithaca City Cemetery. House built in Gothic Revival style.
- Second Tompkins County Courthouse, 121 E Court Street, at De Witt Park at the corner of Sears Street. Courthouse built in Gothic Revival style.
- 2 St. James African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, 116-118 Cleveland Ave, a few blocks southwest of the Commons. Church built in the first half of the 19th century.
- Strand Theater, 310 E State Street, at Aurora Street. Theater building built in the Tudor style at the beginning of the 20th century.
Many beautiful Victorian buildings can also be found in the following areas:
- Cornell Heights Historic District, between Kline Rd, Highland Ave, Brook Ln, Triphammer Rd, Fall Creek Dr, Stewart Ave and Needham Pl. Residential area to the northwest of the Cornell campus.
- De Witt Park Historic District, between E Buffalo St, E Court St, N Cayuga St, and N Tioga St. Residential area north of the Commons with many residential and commercial buildings in the Italianate, Greek Revival and Romanesque styles.
- East Hill Historic District, between Cascadilla Creek, Eddy St, Six Mile Creek and Aurora St. Residential district on the southwestern edge of the Cornell Campus.
- Ithaca Downtown Historic District, between State St, Cayuga St, N Aurora St, and Tioga St. Business district around the Commons with lots of Italianate and Greek Revival style buildings.
Parks and gardens
- Allan H. Treman State Marine Park, on the west bank of Cayuga Inlet. One of the largest marinas in New York State. Picnic facilities.
- Cornell Plantations, west of the Cornell campus; numerous small parking spaces within the park. Large botanical garden. Well worth seeing, especially in May when the rhododendron is in bloom. Open daily from sunrise to sunset.Price: free entry.
- Stewart Park, on the shores of Cayuga Lake, accessed from E Shore Drive. Park with picnic facilities, a children's playground and a beautifully restored horse carousel. Built in the late 19th century in the shingle style Cascadilla School Boathouse was ins National Register of Historical Places recorded.
miscellaneous
- Sagan Planet Walk, between The Commons and the Science center. Series of 10 sculptures depicting and explaining the sun and 9 planets, lined up at true-to-scale intervals in the city center.
activities
art
- Greather Ithaca Art Trail. Cultural initiative that brings together a large number of painters, sculptors and photographers living in Ithaca. The participating artists can be visited by appointment or at fixed times in their studios.
music
- Cayuga Chamber Orchestra. The city's professional chamber orchestra. Various venues, often in Ford Hall (Whalen Center for Music, Ithaca College).
- Cayuga Vocal Ensemble. Professional choir with a classical repertoire, changing venues.
- NYS Baroque. Orchestra that authentically performs music from the 17th and 18th centuries using old instruments. Changing venues.
Theater and dance
- Hangar Theater, Cass Park, 701 Taughannock Boulevard. Small theater with a mixed repertoire (musical, classical theater, world premieres). There is also a program for children in summer.
- Ithaca Ballet. The only repertory ballet company in upstate New York. Classic and modern choreographies. To see mostly in State Theater.
- Ithaca College Theater, 201 Dillingham Center, Ithaca College. Drama, comedy, musical, opera, ballet.
- 1 Kitchen Theater Company, Clinton House, 116 N Cayuga Street, at State Street. Tiny theater with a mixed repertoire. Also a program for children.
- 2 The Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 430 College Avenue. Excellent theater and dance stage. Program from September to May.
- 3 The State Theater, 107-119 W State Street, on the west end of the Commons. Stage with opulent décor and a varied program of music, ballet and others. m. Remarkable building.
movie theater
- Cinemapolis, The Commons. Ambitious art house cinema with independently produced films from all over the world.
- Cornell Cinema, Cornell Campus. Good art house cinema that has several venues. That is the most attractive space Willard Straight Theater (Cornell Campus). Films are only in the weekend Uri's auditorium to see (Cornell Campus; the largest screen in town). The third venue is a smaller room in the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Film Forum (College Avenue / Oak Avenue).
- Fall Creek Pictures, 1201 N Tioga Street, at Falls Street, north of the city. The third good cinema in Ithaca. Classic and independently produced films.
Boat rentals and boat tours
- Cayuga Boat Rentals & Ferry, Stewart Park. Rental of canoes, kayaks and row boats.
- Cayuga Lake Cruises, 704 W Buffalo Street, at Fulton Street. The operators of the motor ship M / V Manhattan, which departs daily for dinner cruises on Cayuga Lake ($ 36). On some days you can also book brunch and lunch trips.
- Puddle Dockers, 704½ W Buffalo Street. Rental of kayaks and canoes.
- Tiohero Tours, 435 Old Taughannock Boulevard, on the island west of downtown. Offer boat tours on Cayuga Lake from May to October.
shop
Shopping districts and malls
- Cayuga Mall, North Triphammer Rd, off Route 13. Uninteresting little mall across from the Pyramid Mall.
- The Commons, State Street between Cayuga Street and Aurora Street, Downtown. One of the very few pedestrian streets in the USA. Climbing castle for children, art galleries, many nice restaurants and, by American provincial standards, extremely interesting shopping opportunities in small, independently run shops.
- Dewitt Mall, 215 North Cayuga Street, at Seneca Street. In the immediate vicinity of the Commons located tiny mall housed in a former school building.
- Pyramid Mall, Triphammer Road, off Route 13. To the north of Ithaca is the city's largest mall. The usual department stores and retail chains. There are also some on the edge TargetDepartment store and a Tops-Supermarket. Only interesting for people who have not seen anything like this before.
- South Meadow Street / Elmira Road. Ithaca's auto mile with numerous supermarkets, specialist department stores and chain restaurants.
- Triphammer Mall, S Triphammer Road, off Route 13. Small shopping mall opposite the Pyramid Mall with some unusual and interesting shopping addresses.
Food
- Ithaca Farmer's Market. Dewitt Park (corner of Cayuga Street and Buffalo Street) and Steamboat Landing (northwest of downtown, at the mouth of Cascadilla Creek): Market with stalls selling agricultural products, ethnic foods, plants, handicrafts, clothing, etc. Dewitt Park: Tue 9:00 am - 2:00 pm (May to mid-October only), Steamboat Landing: Sat 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. (March to Christmas only; May to October from 9 a.m.), Sun 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. (August to October only), Thursday 3 a.m. - 7 p.m. ( only July to August).
- P&C, N Triphammer Road, off Route 13.
- P&C, 315 Pine Tree Rd, at Mitchell St, southeast of Cornell Campus.
- Tops, 710 S Meadow Street = Route 13, at Wood Street, south of town. Well-stocked large supermarket.
- Wegmans, 500 S Meadow Street = State Route 13, at Cecil A. Malone Drive, south of the city. Well-stocked large supermarket, a reliably good address for gourmets and self-caterers. There is even a childcare center for customers who want to shop without their small children.
- Win Li Oriental Market, 374 Elmira Road, near Spencer Road. The largest and best-stocked Asian food market in the region. Unfortunately no take-out of ready-made dishes and no ready-made sushi.Open: Mon - Wed 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., Thu 10 a.m. - 11 p.m., Fri 10 a.m. - 10 p.m., Sat Sun 10.15 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Books
- Barnes and Noble, 614 South Meadow Street, Tops Plaza, on South Street. Tel.: 1 607-273-6784. Large bookstore (chain).Open: Mon - Sat 10 a.m. - 10 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- Comics for Collectors, 207 N Aurora Street, at Seneca Street. Well-stocked specialist shop for adult comics.
- Cornell Campus Bookstore, 315 E Palm Road, just east of campus.
- Ithaca College Bookstore, 140 Phillips Hall, Muller Center, Ithaca College Campus. Tel.: 1 607-274-3210. Small shop with study supplies and also a few books, whose offer is primarily aimed at college students who live on campus and want to save themselves the trip to downtown.Open: Mon - Thu 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m., Fri 8.30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
various
- Alphabet Soup, 133 E State Street = The Commons. One of the best places to shop in upstate New York for quality toys.
- The Cat's Pajamas, Dewitt Mall, 215 N Cayuga Street. Interesting little specialty shop for children's clothing and toys.
- Contemporary trends, 121 N Aurora Street, at State Street. When it comes to furniture design, Upstate New York is Laura-Ashley-Land. Contemporary trends is the only specialty store in the Finger Lakes / Southern Tier area that specializes in furniture with a modern design. Lots of imported Scandinavian furniture. Unfortunately the opposite of inexpensive. If you can't find what you're looking for here, you have to go to Syracuse or Buffalo.
kitchen
The highest concentration of restaurants is south of the Cornell campus in College Ave and Eddy St and around downtown Ithaca The Commons.
Cheap
- Asia cuisine, 126 N Aurora Street, at State Street. Simple little restaurant with Korean and Chinese cuisine.
- Cajun cafe, 40 Catherwood Road, at Triphammer Road. Cajun restaurant located on the edge of the Pyramid Mall.
- College cafe, 321 College Avenue, at Catherine Street. Korean and Japanese cuisine. Wide choice of Lunch boxes (good for people who want to order something exotic but can't decide on a specific dish).
- Conkies, 113 The Commons. Caribbean cuisine.
- Curry in a Hurry, 171 The Commons, Center Ithaca. Fast food restaurant with Sri Lankan cuisine.
- Greek House Restaurant, 119-121 Dryden Road, at Eddy Street. Greek and American cuisine.
- Hai Hong Restaurant, 120 Dryden Road, at Eddy Street. One of the many Chinese restaurants in Ithaca.
- Hal's Deli, 115 N Aurora Street, at State Street. Deli with kosher and Eastern Mediterranean specialties.
- Khmer Angkor Bistro, 503 N Meadow Street, at Esty Street.
- Lao Village, 503 N Meadow Street, at Esty Street. Laotian (!) And Thai cuisine.
- King buffet, 720 S Meadow Street = Route 13, south of town, at Fairground Memorial Pkwy. The largest buffet restaurant in town, with Chinese, Japanese and American dishes.
- King David, 171 The Commons, Center Ithaca. Fast food restaurant with Middle Eastern cuisine.
- Mama Teresa's Pizza & Restaurant, 139 Dryden Road, at College Avenue. Claim to be the best pizzeria in town.
- New Delhi Diamond's Fine Indian Cuisine, 106 W Green Street, at Aurora Street. Inexpensive Indian restaurant that offers a buffet at lunchtime.
- The pita pit, 143 Dryden Rd, between Eddy Street and College Avenue. Fast food restaurant that offers pita with numerous different fillings.
- Roma pizzeria, 710 Hancock Street, at 5th Street. Pizzeria on the edge of downtown.
- The Souvlaki House, 315 Eddy Street, at Seneca Street. Simple restaurant with Greek and Italian cuisine. Big portions for little money.
- Sri Lankan Cuisine, 171 The Commons, Center Ithaca. Inexpensive but authentic South Asian food for those in a hurry.
- Sticky Rice, 329 E State Street, at Aurora Street. Simple but very good restaurant with Thai and Laotian (!) Cuisine.
- The Thanh Restaurant, 526 W State Street, at Com Street. Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine.
- 1 Viva! Taqueria & Cantina, 101 N Aurora Street, at State Street. Californian style Mexican restaurant. Tacos, burritos, quesadillas, enchiladas.
- Wok Village, 23 Cinema Drive. Chinese-Vietnamese restaurant on the edge of the Triphammer Mall.
medium
- Boatyard Grill, 525 Taughannock Boulevard, on the east bank of Cayuga Inlet. The best restaurant on the lakefront. American regional cuisine.Price: Main courses in the evening $ 12-25.
- Olivia restaurant, 381 Pine Tree Road, near Dryden Road, on the southeast edge of the Cornell campus. Lively restaurant with carefully prepared American cuisine.Price: Mains between $ 12-23.
- Just a Taste Wine & Tapas Bar, 116 N Aurora Street, at State Street. Spanish tapas restaurant.
- Kayuga Japanese Restaurant, 416 Eddy Street, at Buffalo Street. Japanese restaurant.
- Kyushu Hibachi & Sushi Bar, 2300 Triphammer Road N, next to Tops. Japanese steakhouse and sushi restaurant on the edge of the Pyramid.
- Lemon Leaf Thai Restaurant, 408 Eddy Street, at Buffalo Street.
- Little Thai House Restaurant, 202 Dryden Road, at College Avenue.
- Maxie's Supper Club and Oyster Bar, 635 W State Street, off Route 13. Restaurant with American southern cuisine, with a focus on seafood.Price: Mains $ 13-23.
- Moosewood Restaurant, DeWitt Mall. The best vegetarian restaurant in town.Price: Main course in the evening $ 13-18.
- Plum Tree Japanese Restaurant, 113-117 Dryden Road, at Edy Street.
- Sahara Mediterranean Restaurant, 118 North Aurora Street. Nice restaurant with a strong atmosphere on the edge of the Ithaca Commons with Middle Eastern cuisine. Small but fine menu with dishes such as falafel, shawarma, gyro and shish kabob, carefully prepared and attractively presented. Very friendly service.
- 2 Sangam Indian Restaurant, 424 Eddy Street, at Buffalo Street. Considered the best Indian restaurant in town. Very tasty curries. It is best to visit the Sangam with several people, then the dishes can be exchanged.
- Taste of Thai, 216 The Commons. Well-kept Thai restaurant.
- Thai cuisine, 501 S Meadow Street = Route 13, at Titus Avenue. Elegant restaurant with Thai cuisine.
Upscale
- 3 Marcato Bar & Kitchen, 108 N. Aurora St.. That's loud on the eastern edge of the Ithaca Commons Tripadvisor best restaurant in town. The menu is small but sophisticated, with interesting, unusual mixes of carefully prepared eclectic American cuisine. Wonderful fresh ingredients that make you wonder where a restaurant in Upstate New York gets it from. Although Marcato is one of the finer restaurants in Ithaca, you can also feel comfortable in jeans here, and most days you don't even need to reserve a table.Price: Main course in the evening $ 22-30; also very nice appetizers.
nightlife
- Chanticleer, 101 W State Street. Tel.: 1 607-272-9678.
- Haunt, 114 W Green Street. Tel.: 1 607-273-3355.
- Micawber's Tavern, 118 N Aurora Street. Tel.: 1 607-273-9243.
- Moonshadow Tavern, 114 The Commons. Tel.: 1 607-273-8741.
- Morris, too, 136 The Commons. Tel.: 1 607-272-7385.
- Pete's Cayuga Bar, 116 S Cayuga Street. Tel.: 1 607-272-9697.
- The Ritz, 128 S Cayuga Street. Tel.: 1 607-272-9663.
accommodation
Cheap
- Best Western University Inn, 1020 Ellis Hollow Road, southeast of Cornell Campus. Price: Rooms from $ 80.
medium
- 1 Comfort Inn, 356 Elmira Road = Route 13, south of Ithaca. Branch of a hotel chain that usually offers reliable quality.Price: Rooms from $ 95.
- 2 Super 8 Motel Ithaca, 400 S Meadow Street, at Clinton Street, on the edge of downtown. Price: Rooms from $ 89.
Upscale
- 4 Courtyard Marriott, 29 Thornwood Drive. Comfortable hotel on the edge of the regional airport, whose Executive King Rooms beautiful suites with refrigerator, microwave, dining table, sofa bed (makes a King sizeBed) and separate bedroom (with King sizeBed), which are also ideal for families with children.Price: Rooms from $ 159.
camping
- Spruce Row, 2271 Force Rd. A quarter of an hour northwest of Ithaca, between Cayuga Nature Center and Taughannock Falls State Park, is this privately owned campsite, which is particularly recommended for campers with RVs. The place is not only beautiful, but also offers a lot of personal space, lush botany and rich shade under large old trees, including many black nut trees whose edible nuts sit in citrus-like fragrant fruits. Families with children appreciate the unheated, but very large, half-shallow swimming pool. Children who bring a bike and have fun driving around on the paths will also get their money's worth. The rest of the children's entertainment program is rather poor, but Ithaca is just around the corner. One of the downsides of Spruce Row is that the operators have only invested the bare minimum in the very old facility for decades. The showers, wash basins and toilets are still in their very rustic original condition and are cleaned daily, but can still lead to disgust and disturbance in the case of faint hearts. The well water that is clear, but not completely odorless, that comes out of the taps may not be for everyone. The bottom line is that campers with tents are well advised to compare what the other two sites, Treman State Park and Pine Creek Campground, have to offer.
Learn
One of the many venerable old buildings on the Cornell campus.
- Cornell University, northeast of downtown on Stewart Avenue; Free parking at the Johnson Museum of Art [if you visit] and in the neighboring Cornell Plantations. The campus of one of the most renowned private universities in the USA. The tuition fees here are up to $ 34,600 per year. Almost 20,000 students, including almost 6,000 doctoral students. Lots of buildings worth seeing. Bailey Hall, Caldwell Hall, Comstock Hall, the Dickson White Museum of Art, East Robert Hall, Fernow Hall, Morrill Hall, Rice Hall, Roberts Hall, Stone Hall and Wing Hall were even ins National Register of Historical Places recorded. The one built in the Romanesque style is also worth seeing Deke House (13 South Avenue). Outside the semester break, parking on campus is largely impossible.
- Ithaca College, in the south of Ithaca, Danby Road. The (modern) second college of Ithaca. Almost 6,000 students. Affiliated with the college are thoseSuzuki Institutes. who hold events of the same name every July, at which Suzuki violin students and teachers can study intensively for a week. The program is not cheap, but it is the finest and best that can be found in the American East. Registration possible from February. Accommodation and full board are possible on campus..
health
- 1 Cayuga Medical Center, 3 miles northwest of Downtown Ithaca, on Route 96. In emergencies you can find the Emergency room of the Cayuga Medical Center 24/7 medical assistance.
Practical advice
- Fall Creek Laundromat, 1012 N Aurora Street, at Queen Street, north of the city. Considered the best coin laundromat in town.
- Ithaca laundromat, 327 S Cayuga Street, at Clinton Street. Coin launderette.
- Judd Falls Laundromat, 1020 Ellis Hollow Road, at Summer Hill Lane, on the southeast edge of the Cornell Campus.
Post offices (selection)
- Downtown Ithaca Post Office, 213 Tioga Street, at Seneca Street. Housed in a building constructed in the Classical Revival style.Open: Mo - Fr 8.30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m., Sa 8.30 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.
- Ithaca Post Office, 757 Warren Road, at Bomax Drive, on the edge of the airport. Open: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sat 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Internet cafes
For a list of free hotspots, see www.ithacawireless.com/.
- Wownet Digital Café, 111 N Aurora Street, at State Street.
trips
Museums and exhibitions
- 4 Cayuga Nature Center, 1420 Taughannock Boulevard (on the west bank of Cayuga Lake, 10 km northwest of Ithaca). Tel.: 1 607-273-6260. Trails and a Historic Lodge with natural history Hands-on-Exposers for children.Open: Opening times: Winter: Closed Mon-Wed, otherwise 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., from June to August daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Price: Admission: Adults $ 5.
- 3 Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, on the southeastern edge of Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport. Ornithology exhibition. Hiking trails start at the building.Open: Mon - Thu 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Fri 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sat 9.30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sun 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- 4 Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Road = Route 96, 3 miles northwest of Ithaca. Two-story geology museum that houses one of the largest collections of fossils in the United States (only a small part of which is on display). A good 1 hour is estimated for the visit.Open: Wed - Mon 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun only from 11 a.m. Also open Tuesdays in summer.Price: Admission $ 8 (Seniors $ 5, Children 4-17 $ 3).
Waterfalls and parks
The Buttermilk Falls plunge into a natural pool that the locals like to use for swimming.
A canyon in Robert H. Treman State Park.
- Buttermilk Falls State Park, Access to the lower entrance via Route 13 and the upper entrance via King Road. Steep gorge south of Ithaca, at the lower end of which is the Buttermilk Falls, a large cascading waterfall that plunges into a natural swimming pool. The ascent through the gorge (a good 150 m difference in altitude) is exhausting, but extremely attractive. The trails are closed in winter. You can also visit the historical one Enfield Falls Mill and the associated Miller's House.
- Ludlowville Falls, in Ludlowville, 22 km north of Ithaca. Secluded, 10 m high waterfall that is part of Salmon Creek. From Route 34B, in Ludlowville, turn right onto Brickyard Road. At the corner of Mill Street is an idyllic park with the falls on the far edge.
- Robert H. Treman State Park, Access via Route 13 or Route 327. State park southwest of Ithaca with a very beautiful narrow gorge between high rock walls. The height difference between the two endpoints of the narrow park is 182 m. Responsible for the bizarre landscape is the Enfield Creek, a wild stream that forms ten small and two large waterfalls in the park m high Lower Falls. He falls into a natural swimming pool that can be used in summer. The eastern driveway (Route 13) leads to a historic mill and the Lucifer Falls, a 35 m high waterfall that cascades down in three cascades. Wonderful shaded hiking trails, some of which are steep.
- Taughannock Falls State Park, east of Trumansburg, 20 km northwest of Ithaca, on Route 89. State park with a spectacular 65 m high waterfall.
literature
- Merill Hesch, Richard Pieper: Ithaca Then and Now, McBooks Press, 2000. ISBN 0935526757
- Mary L. Martin, Nathaniel Wolfgang-Price: Greetings from Ithaca, Schiffer Publishing, 2006. ISBN 0764325639
