Utica

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.

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