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5-25 minute drive
Elmira College's
Mark Twain exhibit at Hamilton Hall and the Mark Twain Study:
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Saturday Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday
Mark
Twain historical sites
Scholar Center, family gravesites at Woodlawn Cemetery includes burial
site of almost 3,000 Confederate soldiers
Chemung Valley History
Museum
www.chemungvalleymuseum.org
Themes include: ethnic groups and neighborhoods, Elmira in the Civil
War, and Mark Twain's Elmira. "Hands-on" interactive units, such as a
listening station that features our music CD, help bring history alive!
Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m, Sunday 1 - 5
p.m. Admission
The Booth Library
www.chemungvalleymuseum.org
The
center for genealogy and historical research at the Chemung County
Historical Society. It holds approximately 4,000 books, 30,000
manuscripts, 16,000 photographic images, and 11,000 maps and
architectural records. It has been collecting, preserving, and studying
resources on the Chemung Valley region since 1923.
Elmira Near Westside Historical District
www.HistoricNearWestside.com
Antique
Shops
dozens within a one hour drive
Arnot Art Museum
www.arnotartmuseum.org
17th-20th century European and
American sculpture and paintings
Clemens
Center www.clemenscenter.com
- The Region's Performing Arts
Center
Tanglewood Nature Center
www.tanglewoodnaturecenter.com
- a gem of a nature preserve and
museum, five trails wind through 252
acres of woods, ponds and meadows
National Soaring Museum
www.soaringmuseum.org
science and history of motor less flight, sailplane rides available.
Wings of Eagles
www.wingsofeagles.com
- museum devoted to aviation and
aerospace history and development,
engineering/mathematics technology. Artifacts of military aviation
memorabilia, military aircraft, air show. Weekdays 10:00-4:00, Saturday
9:00-5:00, Sunday 11:00-5:00 607-739-8200
Rockwell Museum of
Western Art
www.rockwellmuseum.org
-largest
collection of Western and Native American art in the East
1796
Patterson Inn Museum www.pattersoninnmuseum.org
historic
buildings and displays (1878 schoolhouse, agricultural exhibit,
blacksmith shop, log cabin) open March 31 thru mid-December
Monday-Friday 10-4.
Corning Museum
of Glass www.cmog.org
dynamic live glass-making demonstrations, history of glass, interactive
exhibits
TAGS
- summer music performances www.tagstickets.com
Jolee's Stable - (12 minutes from Rufus Tanner House B&B)
Trail Riding, Lessons, and Boarding. 570-537-3336
www.chemungrivertrail.com
Indian Hills Golf Course -
www.indianhillsgolfny.com
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25-40 minute drive
Watkins Glen Gorge
hike the wondrous gorge carved by nature (closed Nov. 1 - May 27)
Watkins Glen
International Raceway
www.theglen.com
variety of racing events from NASCAR Winston Cup Race to Vintage Grand
Prix
Finger
Lakes Wineries
over 65 wineries on three trails
Seneca
Trail
Keuka Trail
Cayuga Trail
Pennsylvania Grand Canyon
canoeing, rafting, kayaking, bicycling, hiking, cross country skiing,
wagon rides, trail rides, fishing
The
Planetarium at Corning Community College www.corningplanetarium.com
wonders of the universe unfold
through a multi-media theatre
Mountain
Trail Horse Center
Covered wagon rides with handcrafted wagons, padded seats, open sides
for viewing pulled by powerful, beautiful matched draught horses.
Horseback trail rides. End of May - end of October.
877-376-5561 or www.mountaintrailhorse.com
Tioga Downs www.TiogaDowns.com
the
premier gaming, racing and entertainment destination of the Twin Tiers
Region. Offers fast paced harness racing (in season), Video
Lottery Gaming, up-beat atmosphere of a state-of-the-art sports bar,
fine food and spirits and a variety of entertaiment.
Cornell University
Lab of Ornithology www.birds.cornell.edu The
Johnson Center for Birds and Biodiversity-
The Visitor Center is open to the public during Lab hours. People of
all ages are invited to visit (800) 843-2473. Visits are
self-guided.Morgens ObservatoryEnjoy views of Sapsucker Woods pond and
the Treman Bird Feeding Garden through an expansive wall of windows.
Experience the sights and sounds of birds in the Bartels Family
Multimedia Theater.
The Sapsucker Woods Sanctuary has more than four miles of trails wind
through a variety of habitats used by birds and other wildlife.
Cornell University Plantations www.plantations.cornell.edu trails, woodlands, wetlands, and
wildflower fields just waiting for you to find them.
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