- + ABOUT UPSTATE
- + THINGS TO DO
- + MAPS
- + LODGING
- + WINE & DINE
- + DAY TRIPS
- + EVENTS
- + TRAVEL BLOGS & MORE
- Site Search
Roger Tory Peterson Institute
A Jamestown native, Roger Tory Peterson was a pre-eminent American naturalist who illustrated and chronicled the natural world in the 20th century
Every year the Roger Tory Peterson Institute offers exciting events and spectacular natural history exhibitions that attract thousands of visitors. A Jamestown native, Roger Tory Peterson was a pre-eminent American naturalist who illustrated and chronicled the natural world to the public in the 20th century.
Today, the institute is housed in a 23,000 square-foot building, specifically designed by architect Robert A. M. Stern and offers high quality museum exhibits, interprets significant natural history materials from its collections, and offers nature education programs and events to people of all ages.
RTPI holds over 1,200 original works of art from Dr. Peterson’s field guides and books, as well as from other prominent nature artists and is at the forefront of active wildlife and plant conservation and management across the region and even nation.
Today, the institute is housed in a 23,000 square-foot building, specifically designed by architect Robert A. M. Stern and offers high quality museum exhibits, interprets significant natural history materials from its collections, and offers nature education programs and events to people of all ages.
RTPI holds over 1,200 original works of art from Dr. Peterson’s field guides and books, as well as from other prominent nature artists and is at the forefront of active wildlife and plant conservation and management across the region and even nation.
Jamestown, NY
Current Conditions
42°F
Clouds
| Tue Apr 23 | Wed Apr 24 | Thu Apr 25 | Fri Apr 26 | Sat Apr 27 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8am | 36° | 43° | 26° | 30° | 45° |
| 2pm | 55° | 34° | 45° | 53° | 47° |
| 8pm | 57° | 40° | 51° | 61° | 55° |
Dining near Jamestown BOOK YOUR STAY Things To Do near Jamestown Camping / RV near Jamestown
LOOK WHAT ELSE
IS CLOSE BY
Chautauqua Belle
Chautauqua-Allegany
The steamship Chautauqua Belle offers a variety of cruises, including historical, lunch, evening cocktail cruises, fireworks, dinner cruises, private charters and the popular foliage cruise in the fall.
Chautauqua Art Gallery
Chautauqua-Allegany
Chautauqua Art Gallery in Lakeland showcases original work created by artists living in, or with ties to Chautauqua County
Johnson Estate Winery
Chautauqua-Allegany
The winery’s tasting room is open daily for tastings of its unique variety of award-winning wines as well as their specialty wines including ice wines, fortified wines, mulled and fruit wines, port and sherry.
Randolph Hatchery
Chautauqua-Allegany
This major brood stock facility handles 5-6 million brook, brown and rainbow trout eggs each year with annual production totaling nearly 100,000 pounds of fish.
