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Museum of Automobile History
Over
10,000 items on display that take the visitor through the history of the car
and auto making. Oil paintings, photographs, racing memorabilia, dealership and
roadside signs, colorful pedal cars, showroom posters and several
presidential-car license plates.
Onondaga Historical Association Museum
The
Onondaga Historical Association Museum houses over 300 years of history through
photos, paintings, maps and rare artifact displays. The lobby has an exhibit
dedicated to the Franklin automobile company, the East gallery features an
exhibit that offers a glimpse into the anti-slavery movement and Underground
Railroad in Syracuse.
Onondaga Lake Park
Onondaga
Lake Park has five miles of shoreline, tram rides, a marina and boat launch.
The Salt Museum, located in the park contains a replica salt boiling block and
other artifacts.
Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park
Rosamond
Gifford Zoo in Syracuse has over 600 animals in diverse habitats ranging from
the tropics to the woodlands can be viewed. There are many indoor and outdoor
exhibits.
Sainte Marie Among the Iroquois
Sainte
Marie among the Iroquois allows visitors to experience life from 1656-1658 at
this recreated mission. Sainte Marie mission was built by Frenchmen, who had
been invited to the area by the Iroquois people. Explore a life size Native
fishing hut, and the ocean voyages taken by the Europeans through this living
history museum.
Syracuse Opera
The
Syracuse Opera is the only year-round professional opera company serving
Central and Upstate New York. The main stage productions feature international
and national artists.
How
to reach Syracuse
By rail :
The United States House of
Representatives plans to hold a public rail safety hearing later this month in
Dewitt near Syracuse.
Representatives from several
counties, CSX, and Amtrak will attend to provide members of congress with
information on the condition of the railway system in New York. The deaths of a
Henrietta couple at the Winton Road rail crossing in February in which CSX
admitted crossing gate failure fueled the hearing locally.
By
Road :
By car
The
most common time a person will rent a car is when on vacation. If you fly to
your vacation destination, bringing your car with you is simply not an option.
Some areas have public transportation you can use, but getting a taxi service
every time you want to go out is not only an added expensive, but also an
impracticality. Unless you intend to explore the same area each and every day
of your vacation, you are going to need a rental car.
By Air :
Syracuse,
NY -- The $366.76 average fare for a domestic flight out of Syracuse's Hancock
Airport is the highest in New York state and the 21st highest in the country,
according a federal report released by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Prices in
Syracuse have jumped 7.6 percent from the fourth quarter of 2006, when the
average fare was $340.92. John F. Kennedy International Airport had the
second-highest average fare in the state at $351.57.
Best
Buying Syracuse
shopping
in Syracuse with recommendations, reviews, tips and photos posted by real
travelers and locals. Carousel
Mall is located at the south end of Onondaga Lake, on the north side of
Syracuse directly accessible from Interstate 81 from the south bound lane and from
Hiawatha Blvd. from the north bound lane. Like they say YOU CAN'T MISS it if
you tried!! It is BIG but it has an reasonable aesthetic quality so it is not a
blemish on the skyline. It is actually under consideration as the root of the
Destiny project that will develop the whole south inlet of Onondaga Lake which
will be a MASSIVE mall and "vacation destination"
Well, you walk out carring bags, so you will probably have
as many arms and leggs as you entered with, but ...too many attactive things
for one wallet, watch your predispositions and proclivities very carefully!!!
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