Cortland

The town of Cortland is the gateway to the nine-thousand-square-mile Finger Lakes Region, an area known for its historic sites, nature trails, lakes, gardens, museums, golf courses and wineries. In Cortland, agriculture is big business, and at any time of year you can visit the dozens of farms, orchards, farmers' markets, cider mills and wineries. Take self-guided tours of the wineries that make up the Cayuga, Seneca and Keuka Wine Trails. You can canoe, kayak or fish for trout in the Tioughnioga River Corridor. Several miles of the five-hundred-mile-long Finger Lakes Trail are accessible from many places in and around Cortland. Lime Hollow ...

The town of Cortland is the gateway to the nine-thousand-square-mile Finger Lakes Region, an area known for its historic sites, nature trails, lakes, gardens, museums, golf courses and wineries. In Cortland, agriculture is big business, and at any time of year you can visit the dozens of farms, orchards, farmers' markets, cider mills and wineries. Take self-guided tours of the wineries that make up the Cayuga, Seneca and Keuka Wine Trails. You can canoe, kayak or fish for trout in the Tioughnioga River Corridor. Several miles of the five-hundred-mile-long Finger Lakes Trail are accessible from many places in and around Cortland. Lime Hollow Nature Center has miles of easy trails and an interpretive center. Victorian-era historical artifacts are on display at the 1890 House Museum and Center for Victorian Arts. This limestone mansion was home to industrialist Chester Wickwire; Tiffany and Company designed the lavish interior, and the house contains the Wickwire family’s original Victorian-style furnishings. The Suggett House Museum has an extensive collection of 19th-century quilts and samplers. The Cortland Repertory Theater and the Center for the Arts in Homer offer seasonal and year-round theatrical productions.

About the Expert

Frances Folsom is the author of CitySpot Palermo, a contributor to the Reiskits guides to Milan and Italy's Lakes Region, and Thomas Cook's Independent Traveller USA.