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Corning's Gaffer District

Corning's Gaffer District is downtown Corning's shopping and dining destination, residential neighborhood, and the entertainment center for the region.

Corning & the Finger Lakes – an area where the arts flourish, the wines are award-winning, and the scenery is spectacular – year-round! There’s something for everyone here, whether you are an outdoor enthusiast, a wine connoisseur, an art lover or a history buff!

Corning Area Chamber of Commerce

Corning, New York is a small city with a cosmopolitan flair and a captivating history. Nestled in a river valley with steep hills, Corning is also a southern gateway into the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of Central New York. Corning is world renowned for its glassmaking past and present. Discover the art, history, and science of glass at the state of the art Corning Museum of Glass.

Corning Museum of Glass

Design a glass masterpiece and see if your drawing inspires our gaffers! Their "You Design It; We Make It!" program brings the art of glassmaking alive for their visitors.

Wings of Eagles Discovery Center

Watkins Glen State Park

Watkins Glen State Park is the most famous of the Finger Lakes State Parks, with a reputation for leaving visitors spellbound. Within two miles, the glen's stream descends 400 feet past 200-foot cliffs, generating 19 waterfalls along its course. The gorge path winds over and under waterfalls and through the spray of Cavern Cascade.

Wagner Vineyards

Wagner offers the most comprehensive tour of any Finger Lakes winery. The tour encompasses all facets of the winemaking operation as well as the viticultural practices important to the production of quality wine grapes. A tasting of a wide selection of our wines and non-alcoholic grape juice follows the tour. Visitors can also take a self-guided brewery tour and taste our craft-brewed beers.

Seneca Lake Winery Association

Surrounding the sapphire waters of Seneca Lake, their 36 wineries invite you to experience a destination rich in history, beauty, and the production of world-class wines.

Sciencenter

Children's Museum

Sciencenter
601 First Street
Ithaca, NY 14850

Finger Lakes Visitor's Connection

The Finger Lakes Region is famous for a variety of homemade and homegrown foods such as: fresh lake trout, apples, cabbage, mustards, gourmet dressings, grapes and grape products like jams, jellies, pies and, of course, wine. You'll find many of these products used by our local restaurants in preparing scrumptious dishes for you to enjoy. One of our local favorites is the grape pie. You can scroll to the bottom of this page for a great Grape Pie recipe. Better yet, come and visit to enjoy one of the top 10 must tastes of the area!

International Motor Racing Research Center

The Research Center maintains archives for the personal papers of drivers, journalists and authors; rare books, serial publications, and reference books pertaining to drivers, cars, races and the history of motor racing; the historical records and newsletters of clubs and motor racing teams and corporations; and historical photographs, movie films, videos, oral histories, and memorabilia.

Finger Lakes Wine Country

The Finger Lakes region of New York boasts the largest concentration of wineries outside of California's Napa Valley wine country. We invite you to come wine tasting and winery touring year-round at almost 100 wineries along Keuka, Seneca, Cayuga, and Canandaigua lakes.

Rockwell Museum of Western Art

The best of American Western and Native American art are preserved and interpreted at the Rockwell Museum of Western Art, a focal point for engaging, dynamic exhibitions and educational events in Corning, New York.

Schuyler County Lodging and Tourism Association

If you prefer something yesteryear, leisurely, and proudly owner operated, we invite you to enjoy the varied lodging available in Schuyler County, all passionately collaborating together toward your fulfillment of what country living is all about…pastoral simplicity and easy going lifestyles.

Glenn H Curtis Museum

The Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, bearing the name of Hammondsport's favorite son, is located on Route 54, one half mile south of the village of Hammondsport, New York. Dedicated to the memory of pioneer aviator, Glenn Curtiss, the museum contains a priceless collection relating to early aviation and local history.