Travel Destination -- New York's Southern Tier

 

New York State's rural Southern Tier is full of surprises ranging from pastoral scenes to technological wonders.  Start at Corning NY's Museum of Glass and work your way east or west for the best vacation ever.

Welcome to the Southern Tier of New York

New York's Southern Tier includes counties nearest the Pennsylvania state line, ranging from the far western Chauttauqua County to Binghamton and Endicott in Broome County.  Notable in Steuben County are the cities of Corning, Bath (the county seat) and Hornell.  Chemung County features Elmira and Horseheads.  Wellsville, Alfred, Olean, Salamanca, Owego, Waverly and Endicott are other recognizable cities in the Southern Tier.

 

This rural area has many offerings for visitors:  The Corning Museum of Glass in Corning.  Snow skiing and snow boarding at Swain in Allegany County  Watkins Glen International Speedway.  Luci-Desi Museum in Jamestown (Lucille Ball's birthplace).  Binghamton University.  Alfred University.  Mark Twain's grave in Elmira.  .

 These counties are easily accessible via the Southern Tier Expressway, a.k.a. NY Route 17 and Interstate 86.

SOUTHERN TIER


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by Kathleen Richardson

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  • Health and fitness clubs, YMCAs, martial arts, hiking trails, dance, and playgrounds await Elmira, New York residents and visitors. There's opportunity for improving and maintaining health and fitness for every member of the family...

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  • Features 19th and 20th-century art, history, folk life, science and natural history. Includes hours, admission fees, events, programs, ...

A Day Made of Glass

Watch "A Day Made of Glass" and take a look at Corning's vision for the future with specialty glass at the heart of it.

HIKE THE FINGER LAKES TRAIL


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  • The Finger Lakes Trail system, over 900 miles in length, runs from the Pennsylvania-New York border in Allegany State Park to the Long Path in the Catskill Forest Preserve, with branch trails to Niagara Falls, the Genesee River valley, the Great Eastern Trail south of Corning, the central Finger Lakes, and the Syracuse region.

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Introduction to The Corning Museum of Glass

A seven minute overview of what there is to see and do at the Corning Museum of Glass, Downtown Corning, and the surrounding Finger Lakes region.
  • Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel is 68000 square feet of world-class gaming, with more than 2300 reel-spinning and video slot machines and 40 of your favorite ...

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  • "natural rock formations and natural beauty of this area still astound and amaze visitors from around the world..."

Comments (1 to 9 of 9)

Kathleen Richardson
Nov 20, 10 at 03:43 PM
Appreciate your feedback, Peggy. Hope you get to visit the Southern Tier someday.
Peggy Tee
Sep 20, 10 at 06:17 PM
I like the photos you've included - it adds to the colour and mood of this zone. Great information too, very useful to visitors!
Donna Carroll Batton
Mar 25, 09 at 11:59 PM
Kathleen, Great zone! From one upstate NY'er to another...good job! My husband (who's from Florida) will enjoy looking through your zone. He's always looking for new places to visit.
Jim Bessey
Mar 21, 09 at 03:41 AM
So close to home, Kathleen! Great job with this zone. I'll be back to read and enjoy all you've posted here -- all about places just an hour or two from my front door. Well done! Here's a peek at my edge of the state: http://www.helium.com/zone/2370-stately-mansions-of-east-avenue-rochester-ny Well done, Kathleen. I shall return... ~Jim
Greg Spinks
Mar 19, 09 at 12:46 PM
Nice job and a great zne, from the guy at Zone 1591, Rosy Reds, the Frogs and the Vegetable Garden. From a personal standpoint, I certainly can relate to all the hard work and thinking. But it's sort of fun too. Greg Spinks
Jennifer Lim
Feb 18, 09 at 08:29 AM
Hi Kathleen, I have never been to New York, your zone give a good insight. Thanks.Jenn
Veronica Shine
Feb 14, 09 at 01:31 PM
Unfortunately this native Manhattan-ite only ventured as far north as Westchester and Putnam. Only once I went further north on a train from Penn Station to Niagara. Wonderful Zone and keep up the good work. I will definetly visit more often.
Leigh Goessl
Jan 30, 09 at 07:17 PM
Kathleen, this page looks great. It's been a long time since I've been up that way, but I loved every visit there. I've seen Elmira, Corning, Binghamton and Alfred.
drutopia
Jan 30, 09 at 02:14 PM
Great Zone... I grew up in Vestal and miss the Bingo area. I would like to suggest that you may want to place a feed to news in the area then I wouldn't have to visit anywhere but here to find out what is going on back home.

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  • The Elmira Pioneers, members of the New York Collegiate Baseball League, announced that they have set a new NYCBL Pioneers attendance record. "We have had more than 19,000 fans join us for some fun at the Dunn this season."

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