-ANTIQUE UNDERGROUND (antique store.) -ERIE CANAL MUSEUM -FAR SHOT (axe throwing & archery.) -FLYNNSTONED (please review NYS laws and *please don't consume on Everson property or bring into the museum.*) -MOST (Museum of Science and Technology, great for kids! You can also visit a piece of the Berlin Wall behind the building, so that's cool.) -ONONDAGA CREEKWALK -ONONDAGA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION MUSEUM -ONONDAGA PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM, CENTRAL BRANCH LIBRARY -PARTHENON BOOKS -SALT CITY MARKET (gathering space with food vendors from all over the world, as well as local food co-operative market and small gift shop.) -SOUND GARDEN (music/record store.) -WILDFLOWERS ARMORY (marketplace featuring goods by local artists and creators.)
-MARSHALL STREET (stores and restaurants just off SU's campus.) -OAKWOOD CEMETERY (a gorgeous and huge cemetery that makes for a lovely walk.) -SUNY COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND FORESTRY -SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY -SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (featuring some very impressive mixed architecture!) -SYRACUSE STAGE (professional theatre; psychological drama The National Pastime by Rogelio Martinez is on stage June 11 - 29!) -THORNDEN PARK (catch the Syracuse Shakespeare in the Park production of Othello June 20 - 22 in the park's amphitheater, and check out the rose garden, which should be in full bloom!) -WESTCOTT NEIGHBORHOOD (Boom Babies clothing store, Petit Branch Library, Recess Coffee, Westcott Florist, Westcott Theater [the band One Time Weekend is performing June 20, and if you decide to flake on our wedding, see Toni Romiti on June 21!])
-CNY REGIONAL MARKET (awesome indoor-outdoor farmer's market, 7am - 2pm on Saturdays.) -DESTINY USA (the ninth(?) largest mall in the country! Visit for shopping and for activities like bumper cars, high-ropes course, etc.) -ERIE BOULEVARD (strip mall-esque section of Syracuse; you can find your Olive Garden, your Trader Joe's, your Old Navy, etc.) -HARVEY'S GARDEN (beer hall and food-truck park.) -JAMES STREET (Books & Melodies bookstore, Books End bookstore, lots of other businesses.) -ONONDAGA PARK (one of the best views of the city is on the hill above the basketball courts.) -TIPPERARY HILL (historic Irish section of Syracuse, home to many Irish pubs, the world's only upside-down stoplight [read more: https://uncoveringnewyork.com/upside-down-traffic-light-syracuse/], and the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. Also home to Ukrainian churches and organizations.)
-BEAK & SKIFF APPLE ORCHARDS / 1911 TASTING ROOM (Lafayette; home of 1911 Cider, voted #1 apple orchard in the country, great views.) -BEAVER LAKE NATURE CENTER (Baldwinsville; trails, a lake, wildlife, birdwatching, a gift shop!) -CLARK RESERVATION STATE PARK (Jamesville; trails, glacial-formed geology, a meromictic lake.) -CHITTENANGO FALLS STATE PARK (Cazenovia; trails, waterfalls, home of the adorable Chittenango ovate amber snail.) -GREEN LAKES STATE PARK (Fayetteville; trails, lifeguarded beach, rare meromictic lakes that are sooo turquoise!) -HERITAGE HILL BREWHOUSE (Pompey; family-friendly brewhouse and restaurant with a great view and farm animals.) -ONONDAGA LAKE PARK (Liverpool; paved walking and biking trail around Onondaga Lake, playground, pickleball courts.) -ONONDAGA NATION (Onondaga; onondaganation.org.) -STONE QUARRY HILL ART PARK (Cazenovia; outdoor sculpture park.)
-ALEXANDRIA BAY (okay more like 90 minutes away, Thousand Islands Border Crossing of Canada and the United States, boat tours, Boldt Castle.) -AUBURN (Harriet Tubman House and Gravesite, Owasco Lake [one of the Finger Lakes].) -ITHACA (Cornell University, Cayuga Lake [one of the Finger Lakes], trails along gorges and waterfalls, wineries, cool vibes.) -OSWEGO (Lake Ontario, Fort Ontario, Revolutionary War graveyard.) -ROME (Fort Stanwix National Monument.) -SKANEATELES (pronounced "skinny-atlas;" a quaint and charming little town on Skaneateles Lake [one of the Finger Lakes].) -SYLVAN BEACH / VERONA (lifeguarded beaches on Oneida Lake, Sylvan Beach Amusement Park, Turning Stone Resort and Casino.) -WOLCOTT (Chimney Bluffs State Park on Lake Ontario.)