Utica

sights

The Stanley Theater opened September 10, 1928 and has been the premier showplace for Central New York ever since. Housed in a "Mexican baroque" building with Moorish and art deco influences, the theater is home to the Broadway Theatre League, the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Great Artists Series, the Utica Symphony Orchestra, and the Mohawk Valley Ballet. For event tickets, a tour, or information, call the Stanley ticket office at 724-4000.

The Utica Marsh Wildlife Management Area. Utica Marsh is a wetland area shared by Utica and neighboring Marcy, between the Mohawk River and the New York State Barge Canal. The 213 acres are home to a tremendous variety of plants and animals, especially birds. Facilities include observation towers / platforms at least one handicapped-accessible, walking and bike trails, a pavilion, water control dikes, a small-boat launch site for the Mohawk River, and a boat ramp for the Barge Canal. To get there, turn north off Route 5A Oriskany Blvd. onto Barnes Ave. There is a parking area at the end of Barnes Ave, down a little hill to the right, or the pavilion location is down a right-of-way lane to the right called Doucharm Road.

Matt's Brewery Tour

brewer of Saranac, Utica Club, Matt's

Florentine Pastry Shop

museums

Children's Museum of History, Natural History, Science & Technology

311 Main Street, Tel. +1-315-724-6129. M-F 9:30AM-2:30PM, Sa 9:45AM-2:45PM hours vary in Sept. & Jan. - check first!. A hands-on learning center with emphasis on local history, environmental science, the arts, and space science. Housed in an historic building with four floors of interactive exhibits. $7.00 children 2-17; $6.00 seniors; $7.00 adults members and children under 2 free www.museumforkids.net .

Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Museum of Art

310 Genessee Street, Tel. +1-315-797-0000. Tu-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su 1-5PM. The museum has 20 galleries featuring permanent and temporary exhibitions for a total of more than 25,000 American and European 18th-, 19th, and 20th-century paintings and 19th-century decorative arts.

Oneida County Historical Society

1608 Genesee St. in the former Christian Science Church - a local landmark, Tel. +1-315-735-3642. Tu-F 10AM-4:30PM, Sa 11AM-3PM. Founded in 1876, the Society has a museum, historical/genealogical library, and book/gift shop. It focuses on the history of Central New York and specifically of the County of Oneida. $5.00 entry for the library.

The National Distance Running Hall of Fame is located in Utica.

The New York State Twirlers Hall of Fame is also in Utica.