Seneca Falls
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Get in
By air
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Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)
phone: +1 315 454-4330address: Colonel Eileen Collins Blvd. Syracuse -
Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)
phone: +1 585 464-6000address: 1200 Brooks AvRochester. -
Finger Lakes Regional Airport (0G7)
phone: +1 315 568-0110address: 2727 Martin RdRegional airport open to the public. No scheduled service. Self-serve plane fueling.
By car
New York State Thruway (Interstate 90), Exit 41. Route 414 South to Routes 5&20 east to Seneca Falls.See
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Women's Rights National Historical Park
phone: +1 315 568-0024address: Visitor Center: 136 Fall StreetPart of the United States National Park System. A collection of buildings scattered around the town, related to the feminist leaders who lived here, and the First Women's Rights Convention (1848) which they led.
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Wesleyan Chapel
address: 136 Fall StTours daily. The remains of the Wesleyan Chapel are immediately adjacent to the Visitor Center. The First Women's Rights Convention was held here in 1848 and considered by many historians to be the formal beginnings of the Women's Rights Movement. Talks are given daily by park staff. -
M'Clintock House
address: 14 William StWaterloo. Open summer only Th-Su, 1PM-4PM. Home of Thomas and Mary Ann M'Clintock, prominent members of Waterloo's Quaker community who were key players in planning and hosting the First Women's Rights Convention. The home has been restored to its 1848 appearance, and displays exhibits about their work in Anti-Slavery and Women's Rights. -
Elizabeth Cady Stanton House
address: 32 Washington StThis former home of Elizabeth Cady Stanton is now restored to it's 1848 appearance. Ranger-led tours are provided daily.
"It's A Wonderful Life" Museum
phone: +1 315 568-5838
address: IDEA Centre, 32 Fall St
phone: +1 315 568-8060
address: 76 Fall St
Gallery exhibits lives of great American women, with artifacts from their lives. New honorees are inducted each year.Seneca Museum of Waterways and Industry
phone: +1 315 568-1510
address: 89 Fall St
Seneca Falls Historical Society Museum
phone: +1 315 568-8412
address: 55 Cayuga St
Frank J. Ludovico Sculpture Trail1.75-mile trail featuring statues that focus on the women's rights movement, but also represent life on the canal and local industries.
Nearby
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Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
phone: +1 315 568-59873395 Routes 5 & 20 East. Established in 1938 and run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, this refuge covers 7,068 acres (2,860 hectares). It is situated at the north end of Cayuga Lake in Seneca, Wayne, and Cayuga Counties. While hunting, fishing, and boating are allowed under certain conditions, the real attraction is the chance to see wildlife in undisturbed nature.
Do
Festivals
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CanalFest
phone: +1 315 568-2415address: 142 East Bayard St It's A Wonderful Life Festival
Eat
- The national fast-food chains are available.
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phone: +1 315-568-8746Routes 5 and 20 in the Liberty Plaza. Breakfast, lunch, Friday dinner. M-Th 5AM-3:30PM; F 5AM–8PM; Sa 5:30AM-1:30PM; Su 5:30AM-1PM. Large portions and home cooked meals.
Splurge
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Henry B's Authentic Italian Restaurant
phone: +1 315 568-1600address: 84 Fall St
Drink
The Finger Lakes region sports more than 70 wineries.
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phone: +1 315 568-8190address: 2981 Auburn RdDaily 10AM-6PM. Twenty-three honey, fruit and grape wines produced here.
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Temperance Tavern
phone: +1 315-568-5454address: 81-83 Fall St“A Toast! To all the Great Women!”
Coffee
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ZuZu Café
phone: +1 315 568-2230address: 107 Fall StFree high speed wireless internet access.
Sleep
Hotels and motels
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phone: +1 315 712-4000address: 108 Fall StBuilt in 1920, the Gould Hotel served Seneca Falls visitors for many years until it was turned into apartments. It sat vacant until 2009 when it reopened as Hotel Clarence, named after the guardian angel from It's a Wonderful Life. It's now once again known as the Gould Hotel, and has 48 clean and comfortable rooms featuring high-def televisions and imported linens.
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Seneca Falls Microtel Inn and Suites
phone: +1 315 539-8438address: 1966 Rts 5 & 20.
Bed and breakfasts
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phone: +1 315 568-0145address: 56 Cayuga St
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John Morris Manor Bed & Breakfast
address: 2138 Route 89