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| Syracuse | ||
| State | new York | |
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| Residents | 144.669 (2013) | |
| height | 116 m | |
| Tourist info web | www.visitsyracuse.org | |
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Syracuse is a city in Central New York in the US state new York. To Buffalo and Rochester Syracuse is the third largest city in Upstate New York, i.e. in the part of the state of New York north of the Greater New York City lies.
The city on Onondaga Lake offers few classic sights, but at least the best zoo in Upstate New York, some nice and interesting museums, charming architectural monuments, attractive theaters and the largest shopping mall in the whole New York State.
Districts
Syracuse includes the following districts:
- Downtown (roughly the area between Autobahn 690 & 81, Adams St and S West St)
- North Side (north of Downtown)
- Eastwood (northeast)
- East Side (east and southeast of downtown)
- Valley (in the extreme south)
- South Side (south of downtown)
- West Side (west of downtown)
- Lake Front (between Downtown and Onondaga Lake)
The suburbs of Liverpool, North Syracuse, East Syracuse and many others belong to the greater Syracuse area, but are politically independent.
background
getting there
Dynamic cardsBy plane
The Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR, 1000 Col Eileen Collins Blvd) is 10 minutes north of Syracuse, just outside the city limits. This medium-sized airport owes its pompous name suffix “International” only to the fact that it also operates daily from Toronto is flown from. Those flying in from Europe typically have to make a stopover in Boston, Detroit, New York, Newark, Philadelphia or Washington beforehand.
There is no bus connection to the airport. Those who arrive here can either be picked up by loved ones, take a taxi or rent a car.
If you can't find a cheap flight to Syracuse, you can also try Rome, Ithaca, Rochester, Binghamton or Elmira.
By train
Syracuse counts alongside Rochester, Rome and Utica to the few cities in the region that have a train station and from Amtrak-Trains are approached: that William F. Walsh Regional Transportation Center (1 Walsh Circle).
The Amtrak line that operates here is called Empire service and leads from New York City e.g. via Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo Niagara Falls.
By bus
The William F. Walsh Regional Transportation Center (1 Walsh Circle) is not only a train station, but also a departure point for Trailways-Buses (formerly Greyhound). Syracuse is a junction for several lines. Direct connections lead to:
- Rochester, Batavia, Buffalo and Niagara Falls
- Pulaski, Evans Mills, De Kalb Jct, Canton, Clarkson, Potsdam, Massena
- Utica, Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany
- New York City (without stopping!)
- Binghamton
- Cortland, Dryden, Ithaca, Elmira
Bus travel is particularly worthwhile for solo travelers. Couples and families usually travel more cheaply by (rental) car.
In the street
Syracuse is on two major highways:
- I-90 ("New York State Thruway") going through Buffalo to Cleveland, and about Albany and Springfield to Boston leads
- I-81 which is heading towards Canada via Watertown Ottawa, and almost as far as Binghamton and Harrisburg Knoxville, Tennessee leads
who of New York City reaches its destination the fastest (= in a good 4 hours) if it drives via Scranton and Binghamton. Driving on this route is also much more relaxed than on the busy route via Albany.
mobility
Driving in Syracuse is relatively relaxed, provided you don't get lost on the highways. Parking in the center is usually chargeable; Finding a free space is hardly a problem.
Downtown is small and easy to get around on foot.
The regional transport company Centro operates a close-knit network of bus routes in the city (Network plan). Have $ 2 ready when boarding (seniors and children 6–9 years $ 1; as of: summer 2015). Pre-sale collective tickets make driving slightly cheaper.
Centro also offers cheap bus connections to other cities in Central New York at.
Tourist Attractions
Erie Canal Museum
MOST
Everson Museum
Niagara Mohawk Building
What kind of animal is that? Dissolution at the R. Gifford Zoo.
Museums
- 1 Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Boulevard East, Downtown. The Museum of the Erie Canal, the water link between the Hudson River and Lake Erie, which was completed in 1825. The canal made it possible for the first time to transport goods by boat between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic, and was responsible for ensuring that Upstate New York enjoyed an economic boom in the 19th century - even before the arrival of the railroad - until it was around 1970 with the decline of the regional composite industry Rust Belt fell. Anyone interested in the topic will find a number of other relevant museums around the canal, such as the Eric Canal Village in Rome.Open: Mon - Sat 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Closed on public holidays.Price: Entry $ 5.
- 2 Museum of Science & Technology (MOST), 500 S Franklin St, Downtown. Nature and technology museum for families with pre-teenage children.
- 3 Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St, Downtown. Art museum with important collections of American painting, sculpture, ceramics and video art. The ceramics collection is one of the largest in the country and includes works from antiquity to the present day; the video collection is actually the oldest and largest in the world.Open: Sun, Wed, Fri 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Thu 12 p.m. - 8 p.m.Price: Entry $ 5.
Streets and squares
- Clinton Square, Corner of Erie Blvd & Clinton St. The central square in downtown offers a large water basin that turns into an ice rink in winter (the Erie Canal was located here until 1925), and a view of some of the city's most interesting buildings.
- Syracuse Savings Bank Building, 101 S Salina St.. Built in 1875 by a 26-year-old architect in neo-Gothic style and at that time the tallest building in the city. (en: wikipedia).
- Gridley Building, 101 S Salina St.. Erected in 1869 as a bank building. (en: wikipedia).
- Onondaga County Savings Bank, 113 S Salina St. Built in 1896. (en: wikipedia).
Two blocks west is the spectacular Niagara Mohawk Building (300 Erie Boulevard West), which was built in 1932 in the Art Deco style. (en: wikipedia)
Two blocks east of Clinton Square, on the other hand, you come across the barely less photogenic town hall (233 E. Washington St), which was built in the neo-Romanesque style in 1889-1892. (en: wikipedia).
zoo
- 4 Rosamond Gifford Zoo, 1 Conservation Place. In Burnet Park, 10 minutes west of downtown, you will find the most interesting zoo in Upstate, opened in 1914 and measuring 17 hectares. The majority of the 700 animals - with the exception of birds, fish and reptiles - will be kept in spacious and natural outdoor enclosures, including Asian elephants, buffalos, bats, Humboldt penguins, gray and red wolves, Amur tigers, African lions and strange creatures such as lemurs, Meerkat and Fossa.Open: 10 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. daily (except Thanksgiving, December 25th and January 1st).Price: Entry $ 8 (children 3–18 years $ 4, seniors $ 5; half price in January and February).
activities
- Syracuse Opera. The only opera company in upstate New York that works all year round. Three productions per season, including musicals. Some of the performances take place in Crouse-Hinds Concert Theater (421 Montgomery St), partly im Carrier Theater of John H. Mulroy Civic Centers (800 S State St). If you arrive in July or August and therefore miss the season, you will find (if you have booked tickets early) rich compensation on the 1½ hours away Glimmerglass Opera Festival in Cooperstown.Price: Tickets $ 40–270.
shop
- Destiny USA, 9090 Destiny USA Dr, Syracuse. Right at the southeast end of Onondaga Lake is the largest shopping mall in New York State. More than 200 shops, boutiques, department stores, fast food restaurants, etc. on 3 floors (Overview). Anchor stores are Best Buy, Forever 21, The Bon-Ton, H&M, Macy‘s, Kaufmann's and Lord & Taylor. Food court with a historic horse carousel.Open: Mon - Sat 10 a.m. - 9.30 p.m., Sun 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- 1 Central New York Regional Market, 2100 Park Street. Large market where more than 400 vendors sell locally produced (fresh) goods.Open: Every day.
- The gourmet supermarket chain represented in Syracuse and most likely to appeal to European tastes is Wegmans. 5 branches (e.g. 3325 West Genesee Street and 4256 James Street).
- 2 Trader Joe’s, 3422 Erie Blvd E, 10 minutes east of downtown. Close to the motorway triangle 481 & 690 is one of the unfortunately rare branches of the cheap gourmet eco supermarket chain in the American East. For the next one you have to go to Rochester or Albany.
- 3 Smith Interiors, 3184 Erie Blvd East, across from Kravec Dr, East Syracuse. American tastes are quite conservative when it comes to interior decoration and furniture design. It is no coincidence that the great modernizer Frank Lloyd Wright failed here. Dominant chains such as Raymour & Flanigan also offer country-style and massive classic items in the 21st century. Smith Interiors is one of the few suppliers in Upstate New York that specializes in European (Scandinavian, Italian) imported furniture in a modern design. If you can't find what you're looking for here either, you have to go Ithaca or Rochester go on.
kitchen
Cheap
- 1 Byblos Mediterrean Café, 223 N Clinton St, Downtown. Small restaurant with good fast Lebanese cuisine.
- 2 Core, 7265 Buckley Rd, 15 minutes north of downtown. Popular restaurant specializing in customers who want healthy food that is interesting and tasty at the same time. Lots of locally grown vegetables, meat only from alternative husbandry, no coloring or other additives.
- 3 Darwin, 211 N Clinton St, Downtown. Extremely popular fast food restaurant specializing in delicious sandwiches ($ 9-13). Weekly changing offer.
medium
- 4 The Clam Bar, 3914 Brewerton Rd, North Syracuse. Excellent little seafood restaurant. Because the dining room cannot keep up with the quality of the dishes, many guests use the restaurant as a take-out, i.e. they take their food home with them.
- 5 Dosa grill, 4467 E Genesee St, 10 minutes east of downtown. The best Indian restaurant in Syracuse.Open: Mon - Sat noon lunch buffet for $ 9.95, Mon also dinner buffet ($ 12.95), otherwise order à la carte.
- 6 Dinosaur barbecue, 246 W Willow St, Downtown. Popular restaurant (regional chain) with American cuisine. Fried Green Tomatoes, Chicken Wings, Pork Ribs, Pulled Pork, Brisket, Steaks, Hamburgers, Fish, etc. A good opportunity to try a few classics that you haven't yet imagined.
- 7 Eva's European Sweets, 1305 Milton Ave, a good 10 minutes west of downtown. Authentic Polish cuisine: Pierogi, Gołąbki, Bigos, Gulasz, Gnieciuchy, Kopytka, Naleśniki and more.Price: Mains $ 8-16.
- 8 Laci's tapas bar, 304 Hawley Ave, less than 5 minutes northeast of downtown. Excellent Spanish tapas restaurant.Price: $ 6–12 per dish.
- 9 Lemon Grass Restaurant, 238 W Jefferson St, Downtown. The best Thai restaurant in town.Price: Mains $ 11-18.
- 10 Pastabilities, 311 S Franklin St, Downtown. Considered the best Italian restaurant in town, but by no means only offers Italian.Price: Pasta dishes $ 10-19.
- 11 Strong Hearts Cafe, 719 E Genesee St, a few blocks east of downtown. The best vegan restaurant in town.
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Web links
http://www.syracuse.ny.us (en) - Syracuse official website
