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MOST

The guide was updated: 2024-09-23

The Museum of Science and Technology features an IMAX theater and a planetarium in addition to its many educational exhibits. All members of the family will have a blast learning about the human body in the MOST's Life Sciences exhibit, exploring the wonders of the Earth in the Discovery Cave or climbing through the Science Playhouse. Check out Technotown, an exhibit of kinetic sculptures, and the Flight and Space exhibit, which features a flight simulator as well as a three-story scale model of rocket Atlas V.

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Address: 500 South Franklin Street, Syracuse, NY
Opening hours: Thu–Sun 9:30am–5pm, Mon–Wed closed
Website: www.most.org
Phone: +1 315 425 9068

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NBT Bank Stadium

NBT Bank Stadium

If you are looking for the home of the Syracuse Chiefs, you have just found it. The NBT Bank Stadium, with 11.117 seats, offers tickets on an affordable price for all the fans. Not only will you be able to see the games, but also shop in the merchandize stores in the stadium as well.

WonderWorks

WonderWorks

WonderWorks is an amusement park for the mind, combining education and entertainment with more than 100 hands-on exhibits that will spark the imagination and challenge the mind. Visitors to the attraction will experience 84 mph hurricane-force winds, land the space shuttle, pedal the Xtreme 360 bikes, become a human lightning rod by touching 100,000 volts of electricity, lie on a bed of 3,500 nails, design and ride a virtual roller coaster, play virtual sports, climb the indoor ropes course, compete in a game of laser tag and much more. For those that are seeking a thrilling adventure, WonderWorks offers the Canyon Climb ropes course. It’s the World’s largest suspended indoor ropes course. Standing 70 feet tall, visitors will explore 3 levels of ropes as they encounter over 81 different obstacles and activities; including swinging steps, lily pads, a tremor bridge and more.

JMA Wireless Dome

JMA Wireless Dome

Located on the campus of Syracuse University, this 49,262-seat domed stadium is the largest domed stadium of any college campus and the only domed stadium in the Northeast United States. Catch a Syracuse University football, basketball or lacrosse game. Check the JMA Wireless Dome's calendar for these as well as concerts and other special events.

The Great New York State Fair

The Great New York State Fair

Spanning the 375-acre Empire Expo Center, the Great New York State Fair attracts approximately one million visitors annually, and is the third largest state fair in the United States. The 12-day festival begins at the end of August and ends on Labor Day each year. In addition to rides, games and food, the fair also boasts a circus, petting zoo, strolling performers and daily parades. Visitors can also peruse numerous health, agricultural and arts and crafts exhibits. Entertainment is in no short supply with nightly concerts and several agricultural, culinary and art competitions, including the butter and cheese sculpture competition.

Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art

Designed by internationally famed architect I.M. Pei, the building houses approximately 11,000 pieces of American art, including paintings, ceramics, sculpture, photos and videos. With a focus on local and regional art, the museum's permanent collection includes its widely-recognized ceramics collection built upon its acquisition of several pieces by Syracuse art potter Adelaide Alsop Robineau in 1916. It is also the home to one of the nation's earliest and largest collections of art videos from the 1960s and 1970s.

Oncenter War Memorial Arena

Oncenter War Memorial Arena

Built to commemorate World War I, World War II, and the Aroostook War, this 6,159 seat, multi-purpose arena is home to the Syracuse Crunch American Hockey League team and the Syracuse Silver Knights, a Major Indoor Soccer League team. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Landmark Theatre

Landmark Theatre

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Landmark Theatre opened as Loew's State Theatre in 1928 and showed films and stage shows. It was renovated in the 1970s with the help of a preservation group and renamed the Landmark Theatre. The theatre is still open today and hosts concerts, comedy shows, ballets and plays. The facility can also be used for private functions.

Webster Pond

Webster Pond

If you are in the mood for spending time with nature, Webster Pond is a perfect place to visit. Be alone or take your family with you, visiting a pond full of fish and ducks is a great way of getting out of the busy city life.

MOST

MOST

The Museum of Science and Technology features an IMAX theater and a planetarium in addition to its many educational exhibits. All members of the family will have a blast learning about the human body in the MOST's Life Sciences exhibit, exploring the wonders of the Earth in the Discovery Cave or climbing through the Science Playhouse. Check out Technotown, an exhibit of kinetic sculptures, and the Flight and Space exhibit, which features a flight simulator as well as a three-story scale model of rocket Atlas V.

Rosamond Gifford Zoo

Rosamond Gifford Zoo

Located in Burnet Park, the Rosamond Gifford Zoo is home to over 700 species of fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals, including the facility's seven elephants at the Asian Elephant Preserve. Food is available for purchase on site in the Jungle Café and concession stands around the zoo.

Onondaga Historical Association Museum

Onondaga Historical Association Museum

Take a stroll through Syracuse's history at the Onondaga County Historical Association Museum. Learn about the county's birth as well as its role in the abolition of slavery as part of the Underground Railroad before and during the American Civil War. See relics of some of the area's major past industries, including Franklin Automobile Company and Syracuse China. This is a great place to learn about the county's people and traditions.

Erie Canal Museum

Erie Canal Museum

The Erie Canal Museum is located in Syracuse in the last remaining Weighlock Building in America, weighlocks being used for the purpose of weighing cargo-carrying ships traveling the canal. The museum aims to preserve Erie Canal history, as well as provide insight into the significant impact the canal has made on Central New York, the United States and the world.

Onondaga Lake Park

Onondaga Lake Park

The most popular park in Central New York is Onondaga Lake park, which draws over one million visitors annually. The park features several trails, a skate park, a playground, fishing, a dog park, a marina and boat launch, archery targets and more. Visitors from the end of November to the beginning of January can tour the 'Lights on the Lake,' an annual holiday lighting festival.

Central New York Playhouse

Central New York Playhouse

The Central New York Playhouse does more than just plays. Their calendar is also filled with musical performances, cabarets, murder mysteries and improv comedy shows.

The Fun Warehouse

The Fun Warehouse

Out for the evening with the family and looking for something fun to do? Play a game of laser tag at The Fun Warehouse in nearby Camillus. Check out their family fun pack, which includes dinner and four unlimited laser tag passes on Fridays and Saturdays.

Regal Destiny USA Stadium 19 IMAX & RPX

Regal Destiny USA Stadium 19 IMAX & RPX

Formerly the Carousel Mall theater, this Regal Theater now houses an IMAX theater and is one of fewer than 50 national theaters to have a new RPX theater, which stands for Regal Premium Experience and promises to be the ultimate movie-viewing experience.

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