Ithaca Travel Guide
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240 miles northeast of New York City; 40 miles east of Corning
Ithaca, home to Cornell University and Ithaca College, may be best known as a college town, but given its stunning setting on the south shore of 40-mile-long Cayuga Lake, and sandwiched between two incredible gorges, it perhaps deserves to be even better known for its natural beauty. Certainly that's not lost on residents, most of whom seem to cruise around town with T-shirts or bumper stickers that read "Ithaca is Gorges." Ithaca is a cosmopolitan town with many of the amenities of a bigger city, such as good restaurants, bars, and theaters, but few of the hassles. The city and surrounding Tompkins County abound in beautiful natural areas ripe for hiking, biking, and other outdoor activities, while wine fans can follow the Cayuga Wine Trail. About a dozen wineries line the lake, many of them in the southern half, where they are easily accessible from Ithaca.
