Cultural Heritage in The Finger Lakes

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> Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes

73 W. Pulteney St., Corning, NY 14830

This historic village in Corning offers a glimpse into Early American life from the founding of America up until the end of the 19th century.

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> The Historic Seward House Museum in Auburn

33 South St,, Auburn, NY 13021

Built in 1816, The Seward House Historic Museum in Auburn is filled with original artwork and period furnishings.

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> House of Guitars

645 Titus Ave. Irondequoit, NY 14609

Billed as the "Largest Guitar Store in the World," the House of Guitars is home to a mammoth collection of new, used and vintage guitars.

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> It's A Wonderful Life Museum

32 Fall St., Seneca Falls, NY 13148

Seneca Falls has long believed itself as the inspiration for Bedford Falls in the film classic It's a Wonderful Life, citing as evidence Frank Capra's visit there while writing the script.

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> John D. Barrow Art Gallery

49 East Genesee St., Skaneateles, New York 13152 (Adjoining the Skaneateles Library)

This single-artist gallery contains the works of John D. Barrow (1824 - 1906), a second generation Hudson River School-style painter.

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> Admire the Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University

114 Central Ave., Ithaca, NY 14853

The museum's collection numbers more than 35,000 works, spanning six millennia and encompassing art from most world cultures.

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> Joseph Smith Farm Welcome Center

843 Stafford Road, Palmyra, NY 14522

Palmyra is home of Mormonism founder, Joseph Smith, and home to the world-famous Hill Cumorah Pageant.

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> Lamberton Conservatory

180 Reservoir Ave., Rochester, NY 14620

The Lamberton Conservatory is a modern reconstruction of a 1911 building displaying exotic flowers and foliage plants from around the world in lush tropical settings.

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> Lime Hollow Nature Center

338 McLean Road, Cortland, NY 13045

Lime Hollow Nature Center encompasses nearly 430 acres of beautiful rolling hills, shallow glacial valleys, forests, fields, streams and numerous ponds.

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> Livingston County Historical Museum

30 Center St., Geneseo, NY 14454

Housed in a 1838 Cobblestone Schoolhouse, the Livingston County Historical Society Museum boasts 200 years of stories and collections from towns in Livingston County.

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> Memorial Art Gallery

500 University Ave., Rochester, NY 14607

Take the panoramic journey through more than 5,000 years of art history at the Memorial Art Gallery.

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> Montezuma Wildlife Refuge

3395 Auburn Road, Seneca Falls, NY 13148

Situated in the middle of one of the most active flight lanes in the Atlantic Flyway, this 9,809-acre wildlife refuge today provides resting, feeding, and nesting habitat for waterfowl and other migratory birds.

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> Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester

1133 Mount Hope Ave., Rochester, NY 14620

Dedicated in 1838, Rochester's Mount Hope is America's first municipal Victorian cemetery and the permanent resting place of more than 350,000 people, including Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony.

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> Myers Lighthouse

1 Lansing Park Rd, Lansing, NY 14882

The Myers Lighthouse on Cayuga Lake was built in Myers Park in the town of Lansing in 1998 and has remained in use ever since.

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> National Soaring Museum

51 Soaring Hill Drive, Elmira, NY 14903

Dedicated to preserving the history of motorless flight, the museum features one of the largest collections of historical and vintage gliders and sailplanes in the world.

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