Day trips from the Syracuse area (Rochester, Ithaca: fit in, 2013, home)

[Jeromeville]

Anybody want to share their favorite day trips from Syracuse? (since one of Syracuse's selling points is "location, location, location"...) Trips where you can start out say by 8 a.m. and then be home by supper time, but have enough time to stop and do things (not just drive).

Looking for ideas...

I like doing the Cayuga wine trail (west side of the lake) because some of my favorite wineries are there (Goose Watch, Knapp). The scenery is not so spectacular as going down Seneca Lake though. (I suppose you could fit in Seneca Lake or even Watkins Glen if you weren't planning on stopping to shop anywhere.) If you go to the Cayuga wine trail, stop at Knapp for lunch and ask for the seats under the pergola. Unlike some winery eateries, the food at Knapp really IS good.

Anything fun to do to the north? south?

[Becca8377]

There was a thread on this not too long ago...

https://www.city-data.com/forum/syrac...-one-tank.html

[proulxfamily]

lol - I don't have time for a full reply now but... the point of day trips, for us, is to NOT be home by dinner time! We conjure up "getting home late" to stop somewhere new for dinner. :P

[Jeromeville]

Yeah, but my view is that you do that for lunch :-)

Then again, I have pets that need to be fed by the end of the day, so I can't stay out all night.

[ckhthankgod]

Is this with the family, for a couple, with friends or by yourself?

[TamRE]

1,000 Islands - Boat Tour, Fishing, BoldtCastle

Old Forge - Enchanted Forest/Water Safari, Adirondack Scenic Railroad, Boat Tour, Scenic Chair Lift

Lake George - Boat Tour, Tubing, Kayaking, Canoeing, Snow Tubing

Cooperstown - Baseball Hall of Fame

Corning - Corning Museum of Glass

Wineries - Cayuga Wine Trail, Seneca Lake Wine Trail, Canandaigua Wine Trail, Keuka Wine Trail

Auburn - Harriet Tubman Home

Watkins Glen - International Raceway

Rochester - Zoo, EastmanMuseum, Waterloo Premium Outlets

Seneca Falls - National Women's Hall of Fame

Saratoga - Race Track

[ss20ts]

One word.....Skaneateles. Shopping, dining, parks, a boat ride, hit Creekside books, and a vineyard down the side of the lake. Tim's Pumpkin Patch isn't far either for pumpkins and baked goods.

[chopchop0]

Originally Posted by TamRE

1,000 Islands - Boat Tour, Fishing, BoldtCastle

Old Forge - Enchanted Forest/Water Safari, Adirondack Scenic Railroad, Boat Tour, Scenic Chair Lift

Lake George - Boat Tour, Tubing, Kayaking, Canoeing, Snow Tubing

Cooperstown - Baseball Hall of Fame

Corning - Corning Museum of Glass

Wineries - Cayuga Wine Trail, Seneca Lake Wine Trail, Canandaigua Wine Trail, Keuka Wine Trail

Auburn - Harriet Tubman Home

Watkins Glen - International Raceway

Rochester - Zoo, EastmanMuseum, Waterloo Premium Outlets

Seneca Falls - National Women's Hall of Fame

Saratoga - Race Track

You could add Ithaca to that list too. Great restaurants, nice downtown with a walkable mall.

[ckhthankgod]

There are wineries, Southwick Beach and Old McDonalds Farm just outside of Sackets Harbor and Henderson Harbor.

[Dreamshot]

Gotta support my college town here - how bout Oswego?

Hang out on the lake, take a walk at Breitbeck Park, grab a bite to eat at Rudy's and Bev's in time for the sunset...