If you don't see anything below that strikes you as fun, see the following link for General tourism information: http://www.visitithaca.com/

Cycling

The Finger Lakes Cycling Club website has maps and links to information on routes, tips, and equipment. http://flcycling.org/

Hiking

There's no shortage of nature around Ithaca. Be sure to visit at least one of the gorges and waterfalls in the area (Taughannock Falls, Buttermilk Falls, Treman Park, Six Mile Creek, Ithaca Falls...)

NY State Parks in the Finger Lakes area: http://nysparks.com/parks/park-results.aspx?r=4&src=2

Trails rated on National Geographic's AllTrails website: http://alltrails.com/us/new-york/ithaca

Water Sports

Boat rentals (pontoon, motor, kayak and canoe) for Cayuga Lake: http://www.stayfingerlakes.com/innkeeperschoice/rent-boats.htm

Guided fly fishing: http://ithacarodcompany.com/page/2

Cinemas

If you are anything like us, you will dispense with all these outdoorsy activities and go straight to one of the quality movie theaters Ithaca offers:

Cornell Cinema: http://cinema.cornell.edu/

Cinemopolis: http://www.cinemapolis.org/

Wine Tours

The Finger Lakes are famous for wine production. Cayuga Lake alone has 15 wineries, one cidery, one meadery, and four distilleries.

Cayuga Lake Wine Trail: http://cayugawinetrail.com/

Beer

It's not the Napa Valley of Beer (that's Fort Collins!), but Ithaca does have beer: http://ithacabeer.com/

Food

There are plenty of places to eat in Ithaca, but here are some that hold a special place in our hearts...

Rulloff's is where Turpana used to work and where we would occasionally rendezvous for karaoke: http://www.rulloffs.com/

If you want a solid burger, this is the place: http://www.glenwoodpines.com/new/

If aren't on the meat train, The Moosewood is a pretty famous vegetarian joint: http://www.moosewoodcooks.com/restaurant/

... and Aladdin's is pretty good too: http://www.aladdinsithaca.com/

The Ithaca Farmers Market offers local produce, wine tasting, music, and is definitely worth a visit: http://www.ithacamarket.com/

Museums

Art! Cornell's Johnson Musuem: http://museum.cornell.edu/

Fossils! Museum of the Earth: http://www.museumoftheearth.org/

Birds! Cornell's Lab of Ornithology: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Page.aspx?pid=1478

Nerdy kid fun! Ithaca Sciencenter: http://www.sciencenter.org/

Glass! Corning Museum of Glass: http://www.cmog.org/