Asia House Gallery & Museum
118 South Meadow St. (Rt.13)
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-272-8850
Hours: Open year round, Tue.-Fri.11am-5pm, Sat.10am-2pm or by appointment.
Admission Charged
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.
Cornell Plantations
One Plantation Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-255-3020
Hours: Closed to vehicles in winter. Information is available at the Garden
Shop. Mon-Fri. 9am-4pm, Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 12pm-4pm. Drop-in tours beginning at
the Gift Shop on Wed. & Sat. at 1pm.
Admission Free
Cornell Plantations' arboretum, and botanical garden are a museum of living
plants with a network of trails through campus providing natural areas for
hiking and nature study. Guided tours available for groups.
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Fine Art
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-255-6464
Hours: Open Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Closed holidays.
Admission Free
Designed by I.M. Pei, the museum houses an impressive collection that spans
forty centuries and six continents with particular strengths in prints as well
as Asian and contemporary art. Offers panoramic views of Cornell, Ithaca and
Cayuga Lake. Group tours available.
Museum of the Earth at PRI
1259 Trumansburg Rd
Rte 96
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-273-6623
Hours: Mon. Wed., Fri. & Sat., 10am-5pm, Sun.
12-4pm; Thurs. 10am-7pm. Closed Tuesdays
Admission Charged
Experience what life was like beneath an ancient sea, track a herd of dinosaurs
dashing across NYS, or touch relics of a world carved by ice. Concentrates on
the geology & paleontology of the Northeastern US. The Museum exhibits over 650
specimens from one of nation's largest and finest fossil collections, including
the skeletons of the Hyde Park Mastodon, Right Whale #2030 and the 500 foot
mural, Rock of Ages Sands of Time.
Sciencenter
601 First St
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-272-0600
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun Noon-5pm; open Mon Nat'l holidays.
A hands-on science museum and outdoor science playground, the Sciencenter boasts
over 150 exhibits including a walk-in camera, water raceway, and two-story
kinetic ball sculpture, curiosity corner, animal room, and Discovery Space.
Sponsor of the Carl Sagan Planet Walk. Also offering Galaxy Golf 18 hole
mini-golf course.
Freebrook Farms
39 Fall Creek Rd.
Freeville, NY 13068
607-844-8754
Hours: Open winter, call for additional information
Admission Charged
Horse-drawn sleigh rides for couples or groups up to 25 people. Buggy and sleigh
museum open by appointment only- approximately 25 vehicles.