National Soaring Museum and Hall of Fame, Elmira

#15 among attractions in Elmira

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The National Soaring Museum is an aviation museum whose stated aim is to preserve the history of motorless flight. It is located on top of Harris Hill near Elmira, New York, United States. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1969 (55 years ago)Coordinates: 42°7'17"N, 76°54'5"W

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51 Soaring Hill DrElmira 14903-9204 United States

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+1 607-734-3128

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National Soaring Museum and Hall of Fame – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: First Arena, Arnot Mall, Park Church, Clemens Square.

5.3 miSE
Arenas and stadiums, Hockey, Sport venue
First Arena, Elmira
135 min walk • The First Arena is a 3,784-seat multi-purpose facility located in downtown Elmira, New York. It features two ice surfaces, a full-service restaurant and bar, a food service center for the recreational rink, video game arcade, 31 luxury suites, party/group outing facilities, and meeting/community rooms among other amenities.
3 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Arnot Mall, Horseheads
78 min walk • Arnot Mall is a shopping mall located in Big Flats, New York, in Chemung County. As of 2022, the mall currently maintains the traditional chains JCPenney, and Burlington.
5.2 miSE
Church
Park Church, Elmira
133 min walk • Park Church runs the length of an entire city block in Elmira, New York. The church was constructed from 1874 through 1876, replacing its much smaller, wooden predecessor. It was designed by Horatio Nelson White. The design of the limestone and brick church is highly eclectic.
5.4 miSE
Park, Theater, Performing arts
Clemens Square, Elmira
138 min walk • The Clemens Center is a concert and theater center in Elmira, New York. It is named after Samuel Clemens, whose pen name was Mark Twain and was often resident in Elmira when writing his books.
4.3 miE
Park, Playground
Eldridge Park, Elmira
111 min walk • Eldridge Park, located in Elmira, New York, was a famous amusement park around the turn of the 20th century. Covering roughly 15 acres, it was dedicated to the memory of a local physician and was in common usage late into the 20th century.
5.2 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Trinity Church, Elmira
134 min walk • The parish of Trinity Church, Elmira, New York was founded in 1833. Trinity Church is a parish of the Chemung District of the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York, centered in Syracuse, New York. The present structure of Trinity Church is located at 304 North Main Street, Elmira, New York.
3.8 miE
Cemetery
Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira
99 min walk • Woodlawn National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery within Woodlawn Cemetery, which is in the city of Elmira, in Chemung County, New York.
3.9 miE
Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira
99 min walk • Woodlawn Cemetery is the name of a cemetery in Elmira, New York, United States. Its most famous burials are Mark Twain and his wife Olivia Langdon Clemens. Many members of the United States Congress, including Jacob Sloat Fassett are also interred there.
~1940 ftNE
42°7'29"N • 76°53'45"W
Harris Hill Amusement Park, Elmira
10 min walk • Theme park, Amusement park
5.1 miNE
Park
Teal Park, Horseheads
131 min walk • Teal Park is a public greenspace in Horseheads, New York. The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and is contained within the Horseheads 1855 Extension Historic District.
5 miE
Church
St. Patrick's Parochial Residence-Convent and School, Elmira
128 min walk • St. Patrick's Parochial Residence-Convent and School is a historic Roman Catholic parochial residence, and school complex located at Elmira in Chemung County, New York. The structures are across from St. Patrick's Catholic Church.