The many above-ground attractions include such natural splendors as the spectacular waterfalls at Chittenango Falls State Park in Chittenango. But you’ll also find high-stakes bingo and traditional gaming favorites such as blackjack, roulette, baccarat, and wheels at the Turning Stone Casino Resort in Verona. In Oneida, be sure to visit the Oneida Nation's Shako:wi Cultural Center. In Utica, tour the FX Matt Brewery and the Munson Williams-Proctor Institute, and in Vernon, watch harness racing at Vernon Downs.
Cooperstown, widely known as home of the Baseball Hall of Fame, offers an enticing menu of attractions, including the Glimmerglass Opera, which provides a relaxing and inspiring musical experience in a 900-seat theater located near beautiful and tranquil Otsego Lake. At the Farmers' Museum, a working 1845 historic homestead, artisans demonstrate spinning, weaving, and the blacksmith’s trade. At the Fenimore House Museum are exhibits of American fine art, folk art, and Native American works, and history buffs will love the James Fenimore Cooper memorabilia and life masks of early American statesmen and presidents. Be sure also to see Cooperstown's Cardif Giant, a ten-foot tall gypsum man, created for a hoax in 1866.
In Binghamton, Johnson City, Endicott and Endwell—charming historic Broome County towns—you’ll find six hand-carved wooden carousels created in the 1920s. The largest, located in Johnson City's C. Fred Johnson Park, features 72 animal figures and original scenic panels.
Golf events in the area include the B.C. Open, an annual stop on the PGA tour, while 64 golf courses beckon golfers most every other day of the season. Sports fans will also enjoy the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, the National Soccer Hall of Fame at Oneonta, and, of course, the world-renowned Cooperstown National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum with its displays of artifacts, photographs, and memorabilia commemorating baseball history.
Whether you're exploring the beautiful countryside, exciting attractions, charming villages, sports exhibits, splendid waterfalls, or marvelous underground caverns, you will be dazzled by the Central Leatherstocking region. Let our galaxy of Bed and Breakfast members give you a shining welcome.
