The Binghamton area is loaded with great tourist attractions!
The following is a list of Historical Sites and Museums
for great site seeing:
Historical Sites and Museums
Amos Patterson Museum, Hooper School, Endwell, New York
Arnot Art Museum, 235 Lake Street, Elmira, New York
Changing exhibitions from across the United States.
Tuesday thru Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Sunday 1:00
pm - 5:00.
Call (607) 734-3697
Bement/Billings House, Newark Valley, New York
Demonstrations of open hearth cooking and crafts.
Mid-May until the end of October. Tours, Sat - Sun noon
- 4 pm.
Call (607) 642-9988
The Broom County Courthouse, Downtown Binghamton, New
York
Built in 1897
Carousel Museum, Ross Park, Morgan Road, Binghamton,
New York
Information and stories on six local carousels around
Broome County.
Open daily 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Call (607)724-5461
Christ Church, 187 Washington Street, Binghamton, New
York
Oldest church in Binghamton. Many Presidents, Governors,
Senators and Congressmen worshiped in this center. City's
oldest stained glass window, and site of American Revolutionary
soldiers' burial.
Open year-round Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Call (607) 722-2308
Corning Glass Center, 151 Centerway, Corning, New York
Depiction of art, history, science and industry of glass.
Tour includes: Corning Museum of Glass,
Hall of Science and Industry, Steuben Factory.
Year-round, daily 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, July and August,
daily 9:00 am to 8:00 pm,
Closed Thanksgiving Day. December 24, 25 and January 1.
Call (607) 974-8271
Deposit Community Historical Society Museum, 145 Second
Street, Deposit, New York (Oquaga Lake nearby)
This restored bank building now houses a museum. Originally
Knapp Brothers Bank Building of Italian architecture with
original vault. The exhibits and artifacts are related
to the local history.
Open May through October, Thurs. and Sun. 2:00 pm to 4:00
pm, other times by appointment.
Call (607) 467-4422
Discovery Center of the Southern Tier, 60 Morgan Road
Binghamton's unique children's museum, the Discovery Center
is great for the imagination. Children take a hands on
look approach to science, technology, crafts, and an old
fashioned diner.
Open September through June, Tues.-Sat. 10:00 am to 4:00
pm, Sun. noon to 5:00 pm. July and August, Mon.- Sat.
10:00 am to 5:00 pm., Sun. noon - 5;00 pm.
Call (607) 773-8661
Exterminator's Grave Gardner Road, Binghamton, New York
Greene Town and Village
19th and 20th century architectural style buildings. Main
Street includes National Register Rosekrans Bldg., one
of the surviving molded sheet-iron storefronts. There
is also golf and swimming to enjoy.
For more information, contact the Greater Greene Chamber
of Commerce.
Call (607) 656-8225M
The Lackawanna Railroad Station
Built in 1900, has been restored and is now the center
for business, the arts and retail shopping.
Nanticoke Valley Historical Society Museum
Maine - Broome County's past is recreated at the Nanticoke
Valley Historical Society Museum. Destroyed by the fire
in 1870, the original Victorian structure has been restored,
and is now a vital center for learning. The museum is
located on Nanticoke Road in the Town of Maine. By appointment
only.
Call (607) 862-4527
National Soaring Museum, Harris Hill, Elmira, New York
Over a dozen fully assembled historical gliders and sail
planes, with artifacts related to motorless flight in
building designed to show a number of crafts while in
flight.
Group tours, year-round, daily 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.
Call (607) 734-3128
Old Binghamton Municipal Building, Courthouse Square,
Binghamton, New York (1897-1898).
Oxford Memorial Library, Fort Hill Park, Oxford, New
York
Ornate Federal style residence on national Register built
by Theodore Burr, one of Oxford's early settlers (1794).
Call (607) 843-6146
Phelps Mansion, 191 Court Street, Binghamton, New York
Home of the Monday Afternoon Club. This mansion was built
by architect Isaac G. Perry in the dignified post-Civil
War Victorian (Second Baroque) style of architecture,
and is furnished with authentic period pieces. Open by
appointment only.
Call (607) 722-4873
Roberson Museum & Science Center, 30 Front Street,
Binghamton, New York
Nationally accredited museum with permanent collections
of art, archaeology, history and natural history and science.
Exhibits, galleries, planetarium and observatory.
Call (607) 772-0660
Rockwell Museum, 111 Cedar Street, Corning, New York
Largest collection of American Western art in the East.
Open year-round Mon. - Sat. 10:00 am to 5:00 pm., Sun.
noon-5:00 pm. Closed Thanksgiving, Dec. 24, 25, Jan. 1.
Admission charge.
Call (607) 937-5386
Spencer Historical Society Museum, Center Street, Spencer,
New York
Indian artifacts, local history.
Memorial Day - Labor Day, Sun., 2-5 p.m. Groups by appointments.
Call (607) 589-6906
Steuben Memorial, Remsen - (State Historic Site), Star
Hill Rd
2.5 miles West of Routes 12 and 28. Reconstructed cabin
and gravesite of Baron von Steuben.
Early May - Labor Day, Wed.-Sat., and Mon. holidays 10
am. to 5 pm, Sun. 1-5 p.m.
Call (315) 831-3737
Tioga County Historical Society Museum, 110 Front Street,
Owego, New York
Indian artifacts, pioneer crafts, displays on development
of commerce and transportation, military exhibits, primitive
portraits.
Year-round. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wed., 7-9 p.m.,
Sat. 1-4 p.m. Closed Sun., Mon. and major holidays.
Call (607) 687-2460
Union Presbyterian Church Museum, 200 East Main Street,
Endicott, New York
Call (607) 748-9651
