This is list a page of our favorite things to do in the area, be sure to check out www.visitithaca.com, for a comprehensive listing of events and sights.

Hiking Trails and Scenic Areas
"Ithaca is Gorges" may be a corny pun for a bumper sticker, but it does describe New York State's Ithaca and Tompkins County - numerous streams have cut deep ravines, glens, and gorges through our hills on their way to our lakes, and we have more waterfalls here than we can name or even count...
Finger Lakes National Forest
Connecticut Hill State Wildlife Management Area
Finger Lakes Trail
Buttermilk Falls State Park
Treman State Park
Taughannock State Park
Allan H. Treman State marine Park
Sapsucker Woods

Click any of the images above to see the pictures up close

Wine Touring
Year around events with many wineries offering specials of food and tastings.You can start your own wine tasting experience only ten minutes away On the Cayuga and Seneca Lake Wine trails
At the Noble House we will even host your very own wine tasting event.

Area Dining
Ithaca and Tompkins County have a surprising number of excellent restaurants featuring virtually all cuisine (including the famous vegetarian Moosewood Restaurant) and Maxis supper club ; the MV Manhattan, with its dinner cruises on a restored tour boat; Taughannock Farms, with dining in an old many-windowed mansion overlooking Cayuga Lake; and the Tower Club at Ithaca College, for its 14th floor view from a tower built on the side of a hill above Ithaca and Cayuga Lake). www.visitithaca.com Can give you a comprehensive description of each type of restaurant available.

We also recommend the following highlights
Ski Areas
Golf Courses
Great Mountain bike trail
Five Mueseums for all ages
Art Galleries highlighting a variety of artists from all over the area
Walking Art tour of Ithaca
Shopping at the Ithaca Commons
and be sure to visit the world renowned Hanger Theater