About Town...

Antique Shopping 6 locations just minutes away

Malls

• Carousel (www.carouselcenter.com) and Shoppingtown malls offer all the stores you dream about just 5 minutes away.
• Prime Outlet at Waterloo (www.primeoutletsatwaterloo.org) 45 minutes away via NYS Thruway
   

Armory Square (www.armorysquare.com)

• "...renovated old downtown" Browse the shops, sample the varied menus, visit a coffee house, cigar bars or sit back and sip a few at some of the finest pubs, micro-breweries and unique restaurants. Great night life! 8 blocks away.
   

Theaters

• Domed IMAX (www.most.org) at the Museum of Science & Technology
• Landmark Theater (www.landmarktheater.org) - tour one of the grand "oldies"
• Civic Center - Local as well as Broadway touring shows
• Syracuse Stage (www.syracusestage.org) - professional theater
• Syracuse Opera - seasonal professional productions
• Syracuse Symphony (www.syracusesymphony.org) - year round classics and pops
   

Dining

• Four star to "funky" -- Lake dinner cruises to "Blues" at the Dinosaur Barbeque. Call us to make your reservations
   

Sports

• Golf - easy to make tee times at the many courses nearby
• Baseball - new stadium for Skychiefs (Toronto Blue Jays farm team)
• Football - follow the Storm (minor league) or watch the Big East Champion SU Orangemen at the Carrier Dome
• Tennis - bring your racquet and play on "classic" clay courts at a "whites required" "private" tennis club.
• Biking - on the old Erie Canal towpaths
• Basketball (www.syracuseskychiefs.com)- the SU Orangemen and Orangewomen always offer exciting hoops
• Hockey (www.syracusecrunch.com)- catch the Syracuse Crunch in action at the War Memorial
• Skiing - downhill 30-45 minutes away and cross country trails close by
   

Museums

• Everson Art Museum (www.everson.org) - designed by Pei, ever-changing exhibits
• Erie Canal Museum (www.eriecanalmuseum.com) - take a stroll through history on the site of an old weigh station on the canal
• Museum of Science & Technology (www.most.org)- interactive exhibits, IMAX theater
• Museum of Automobile History (www.autolit.com) - "read" all about it
• Onondaga County Historical Association - Local & touring exhibits...trace genealogy
• Salt Museum - see how the salt industry influenced Syracuse's history
• St. Marie - Jesuit fort reproduced on the shores of Onondaga Lake
• Burnet Park Zoo (www.rosamondgiffordzoo.org) - fun for all ages
   

For more information "About Town" contact
The Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce/Vistitors Bureau
at (315) 470-1800

or online at http://www.syracusecvb.org/.