- Our list of the best things to do in Elmira, New York, features the top 63 nearby activities — including 37 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Elmira, NY has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Food & Drink, Museums & Galleries, Outdoor Places, and Entertainment & Shows.
- The results below include the top 21 things to do within the city of Elmira, NY , followed by 42 popular activities in nearby cities, including Watkins Glen, Corning, Horseheads, Hector and Ithaca
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The Corning Museum of Glass offers visitors the opportunity to learn about the history of glassmaking in the United States. Not only that, but guests can also make their own glass and view a variety of glass art projects.
13.5 Miles
Visitors can enjoy a selection of red and white wines that includes award winning Finger Lakes wines at Bottles & Corks. The wine shop offers in store tastings and hosts 90 minute wine seminars.
13.8 Miles
The Benjamin Patterson Inn Museum is a historical museum focused on sharing the history of the inn, which was originally built in 1786. Visitors to the inn can expect access to the tap room, dining room, kitchen, and Patterson quarters.
13.8 Miles
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73 W Pulteney Street, Corning, NY 14830
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The Benjamin Patterson Inn Museum complex offers views of historic buildings harkening back to the 1700's. On site blacksmithing classes are featured, as are regular tours and a period garden with food and plants from the era.
14.0 Miles
Rather than watching others make glass the Hands On Glass Studio allows visitors to form their own glass pieces. With the help of instructors and professional glass workers, even children can blow their own glass during the year-round programs.
14.2 Miles
Surrounded by 250 acres of nature, Spencer Crest Nature Center provides visitors with maps of the hiking trails in the area. The center has a museum that features displays depicting the ecosystem of the surrounding park.
18.8 Miles
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Watkins Glen International
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2790 County Route 16, Watkins Glen, NY
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For 20 consecutive years, the Watkins Glen International has hosted the United States Grand Prix. Now it hosts 2 NASCAR Series, the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series, the U.S. Vintage Grand Prix, and the Finger Lakes Wine Festival.
19.6 Miles
The Watkins Glen State Park is the most popular in the Finger Lakes area, because it has a 400 foot-deep gorge, which forms 19 waterfalls. Among the amenities in here can be mentioned the picnic areas, the pavilions, the camping sites, and the playgrounds.
20.1 Miles
The centerpiece of the park in which it is found, the Gorge at Watkins Glen State Park was created by the glaciers immediately after the Ice Age. It is basically a 400 foot-deep narrow cut in the earth, through which several waterfalls pass.
20.4 Miles
Spanning 35 acres, Clute Park Campground runs along Seneca Lake and provides a boat launch into the lake. The park has areas for soccer, baseball and tennis as well as picnic areas, a skate park and playground.