Buttermilk Falls State Park, Ithaca

Name: Buttermilk Falls State Park
Address: Ithaca, United States

#8 among attractions in Ithaca

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Buttermilk Falls State Park is a 811-acre state park located southwest of Ithaca, New York, United States. Like Robert H. Treman State Park, a portion of the land that was to become the state park came from Robert and Laura Treman in 1924. ()

Alternative names: Created: 1924Visitors per year: 198 thous.Elevation: 981 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°24'31"N, 76°30'59"W

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Buttermilk Falls State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sciencenter, Telluride House, State Theater, Willard Straight Hall.

2.9 miN
Carl Sagan, Museum, Science museum
Sciencenter, Ithaca
75 min walk • Sciencenter is a hands-on science museum in Ithaca, New York. It was founded on February 28, 1983 as a 501 not-for-profit educational organization. The Sciencenter grew out of the volunteer-run hands-on science program run for 15 years at several elementary schools in the Ithaca City School District.
3 miNE
Nightlife, Cinema
Telluride House, Ithaca
78 min walk • The Telluride House, formally the Cornell Branch of the Telluride Association, and commonly referred to as just "Telluride", is a highly selective residential community of Cornell University students and faculty. Founded in 1910 by American industrialist L. L.
2.3 miN
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
State Theater, Ithaca
59 min walk • State Theatre of Ithaca is a historic, 1600-seat theatre located at Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York that hosts various events from bands, to plays, to comedy acts, to silent films, and more.
3.1 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture
Willard Straight Hall, Ithaca
78 min walk • Willard Straight Hall is the student union building on the central campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. It is located on Campus Road, adjacent to the Ho Plaza and Cornell Health.
2.4 miNE
Memorial
Sagan Planet Walk, Ithaca
61 min walk • The Sciencenter's Sagan Planet Walk is a walkable scale model of the Solar System, located in Ithaca, New York. The model scales the entire Solar System—both planet size and distances between them—down to one five billionth of its actual size.
2.1 miN
Church
St. James AME Zion Church, Ithaca
54 min walk • St. James AME Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion church located at Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York. It is a two-story, frame church structure set on a high foundation and featuring a four-story entrance tower. The church structure was begun in the 1830s and modified many times since.
1.4 miNE
Universities and schools
Ithaca College, Ithaca
35 min walk • Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music and is set against the backdrop of the city of Ithaca, Cayuga Lake, waterfalls, and gorges.
2.2 miNE
Library
Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca
58 min walk • Tompkins County Public Library is the public library for residents of Tompkins County, New York. The library has one branch which is located in Ithaca, New York.
3 miNE
Library
Cornell University Library, Ithaca
77 min walk • The Cornell University Library is the library system of Cornell University. As of 2014, it holds over 8 million printed volumes and over a million ebooks. More than 90 percent of its current 120,000 periodical titles are available online. It has 8.5 million microfilms and...
2.9 miNE
Frat house, Gothic Revival architecture
Llenroc, Ithaca
75 min walk • Llenroc is a Gothic revival house constructed for Ezra Cornell just below the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United States. It now houses the Cornell chapter of the Delta Phi fraternity.
2.9 miNE
Library
Cornell Law Library, Ithaca
74 min walk • The Cornell Engineering Library serves the students, faculty and staff of the Cornell University College of Engineering, as well as the larger university and scholarly community.