Skunk City, Syracuse

#120 among attractions in Syracuse

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Skunk City is a Syracuse, New York neighborhood that for a number of years has been known by this name, and before 1886 was a rural part of the Town of Geddes. The neighborhood boundaries are Geddes St. on the east, Grand Ave. and Burnet Park on the north, and West Onondaga St. on the south. Harbor Brook Retention area is to the west. The neighborhood owes its name to the unusually high number of skunks that roam the area at night. ()

Coordinates: 43°2'8"N, 76°10'49"W

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Skunk City – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Onondaga Creekwalk, James Pass Arboretum, Onondaga Park.

0.4 miN
Tiny frogs to giant elephants on display
Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse
12 min walk • The Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park is an AZA zoo in Syracuse, New York. It is owned and operated by Onondaga County Parks with support from the Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. The zoo is home to more than 900 animals representing 216 species on 43 acres.
1.4 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Onondaga Creekwalk, Syracuse
37 min walk • The Onondaga Creekwalk is a mostly paved, partly bricked, multi-use trail running 4.8 miles in Syracuse, New York, which has so far seen more than three decades of planning, construction, and delays, starting in 1988.
0.8 miNW
Park
James Pass Arboretum, Syracuse
20 min walk • The James Pass Arboretum was established by the City of Syracuse, New York through the philanthropy of Adelaide Salisbury Pass and family with the guidance and cooperation of the State College of Forestry to be a classic arboretum in the tradition of the Arnold Arboretum in...
0.9 miSE
Park, Playground
Onondaga Park, Syracuse
25 min walk • Onondaga Park is an 82.6-acre park in the city of Syracuse, New York. Man-made Hiawatha Lake is located within the park, which is situated in Syracuse's Strathmore neighborhood on the city's south side.
1.1 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Syracuse
29 min walk • The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a Catholic parish church and minor basilica in Syracuse, New York. It is located at 927 Park Avenue in the Westside neighborhood.
0.8 miN
Monuments and statues
Tipperary Hill Heritage Memorial, Syracuse
21 min walk • The Tipperary Hill Heritage Memorial, dedicated in 1997, is located on Tipperary Hill in Syracuse, New York. The memorial was erected in honor of early citizens who, in the opinion of local residents, were brave sons of Ireland who stood up to City Hall and won the battle of the "Green over Red" traffic light.
0.4 miNW
Park
Burnet Park, Syracuse
11 min walk • Burnet Park is the largest park in Syracuse, New York, USA, covering an area of 88 acres. It is located on the west end of the city, in the Far Westside in a neighborhood called Tipperary Hill.
1 miNE
Park, Sculpture
Lipe Art Park, Syracuse
25 min walk • Lipe Art Park is a public art project and outdoor art venue, and a public recreation space, comprising approximately 2 acres of vacant greenspace located on West Fayette Street in Syracuse, New York in the Warehouse District.
1.6 miNE
Skyscraper
Niagara Mohawk Building, Syracuse
42 min walk • The Niagara Mohawk Building is an art deco classic building in Syracuse, New York. The building was built in 1932 and was headquarters for the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, what was "then the nation's largest electric utility company".
0.9 miN
Church
St. John the Baptist Greek Catholic Church, Syracuse
23 min walk • St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church is a parish of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church located in Syracuse, New York, at the corner of Tompkins Street and Wilbur Avenue. Constructed in 1913, it was the first Eastern Catholic church in the city.
1.5 miNE
Museum, Art gallery
The Warehouse, Syracuse
38 min walk • The Warehouse in Downtown Syracuse, New York, United States, is a former storage warehouse of the Syracuse-based Dunk and Bright Furniture Company. It was purchased in 2005 by Syracuse University, which renovated the building for classroom, gallery, and studio use at a cost of $9 million.

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Which popular attractions are close to Skunk City?

Nearby attractions include Burnet Park, Syracuse (11 min walk), Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse (12 min walk), James Pass Arboretum, Syracuse (20 min walk), Onondaga Highlands–Swaneola Heights Historic District, Syracuse (20 min walk).