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Family Fun in Central New York
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> Tap into Spring Maple Weekend in Upstate NY
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See Designated Weekends for Times: Did you know that New York state is known for its maple syrup and home to more than 2,000 maple sugar makers?
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> Attention: Food Lovers - the 2024 Taste of Syracuse is ON !
2 S. Clinton Square, Syracuse, New York 13202
June 7, 8 2024: Syracuse's biggest food festival, this free event features bands and $2 food samples from the area's top restaurants.
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> Tecumseh Golf Club
200 Waring Road, Syracuse, NY 13224
Just minutes from downtown Syracuse, Tecumseh offers a challenging and competitive 9-hole golf course plus a trending, 18-hole "FootGolf" course.
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> Teel Family Farm
11441 N. Gage Road, Barneveld, NY 13304
Teel Family Farm is open for the fall and features Friday night Flashlight Night walks through its corn maze along with the pumpkin patch for pick-your-own pumpkins...
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> The Dr. Best House & Medical Exhibit
1568 Clauverwie Road, Middleburgh, NY 12122
Serving a small-town American community from 1884 to 1991, the Dr. Best collection echoes reminders of a quickly changing era and Civil War.
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> Interact with the World-famous Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY 13202
The hands-on interactive Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse is the world’s leading interpreters of the Erie Canal.
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> The Landing Campground
2796 Kellogg Road, Blossvale, NY 13308
Conveniently located between Utica and Syracuse, this family-oriented waterfront campground features both tenting and RV sites and offers a complete range of amenities.
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> The Links at Erie Village
5904 North Burdick Street, East Syracuse, NY 13057
This family-owned, 18-hole golf course in East Syracuse features 6,704 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71.
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> Bring the Kids along and Challenge the MOST
500 S Franklin St., Syracuse, NY
The Museum of Science and Technology is an exciting, hands-on science museum, planetarium and home to the only domed IMAX in Upstate NY.
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> The Wild Animal Park
7621 Lakeport Rd, Chittenango, NY 13037
Just north of Chittenango, The Wild Animal Park provides a unique opportunity for visitors to learn about a wide variety of domestic and exotics animals from around the world.
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> Turning Stone Resort and Casino Golf Course
5218 Patrick Rd. Verona, NY 13478
The Turning Stone Resort and Casino is not just for gaming and entertainment! You can also walk the beautiful fairways where PGA champions like Tiger Woods, Camilo Villegas and Matt Kuchar walked.
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> Utica Children's Museum
311 Main St., Utica, NY 13501
For more than 50 years, The Children's Museum of History, Natural History & Science, now known as the Utica Children's Museum, has been housed in a historic building located in the heart of Utica's downtown Bagg's Square district.
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> Utica Zoo
1 Utica Zoo Way, Utica, NY 13501
For more than 100 years, the Utica Zoo has brought education and respect for animals to young and old. Currently, the Utica Zoo cares for more than 200 animals representing 99 species.
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> Utica, a City of Diversity
PO Box 551, Utica, New York 13503
Culturally diverse, Utica is home to more than 40 nationalities and boasts many famous dishes indigenous to Utica and loved by New York folk far and wide.
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> Utica-Rome Speedway
5591 NY-5, Vernon, NY 13476
This speedway facility is just 40 minutes east of Syracuse and features a 3/10-mile, low banked, clay oval and a half-mile, semi banked, clay oval racetracks.
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> VanHornesville Hatchery
1285 Chyle Road, Van Hornesville, NY 13475
VanHornesville Hatchery raises only rainbow trout, with production totaling about 30,000 pounds.