Cheese Tasting

Step out of your comfort zone and onto the farm where sampling opens your taste buds to the freshness of artisan and farmstead cheeses produced from sheep, cow, and goat milk.

Innkeepers’ Picks:
Muranda Farms; Lively Run Goat Dairy; Cowlick Farmstead Cheese; Finger Lakes Farmstead Cheese; Meadow Creek (purchase only); For more cheese, see the New York State Farmstead Artisan Cheesemakers Guild

History and Culture

Experience the treasures that make the Finger Lakes so rich in history and diverse in culture. Live music and theater are available almost daily in Trumansburg and Ithaca, while many wineries offer their own music events and festivals.

Innkeepers’ Picks
Samson Naval Museum; Seneca White Deer Herd; John Seward House; Rose Hill Mansion, Women's Rights Museum; Corning Museum of Glass; Rockefeller Museum of Western Art; Farmers Museum; The Kitchen Theatre; The Pour House (music); Summer Concerts at Taughannock Falls State Park; State Theater; Smith Opera House; Museum of the Earth; Johnson Museum; Hangar Theater

Parks and Recreation

Whether you want a short walk, a rugged hike, or a guided tour, the area offers these and more from horseback riding and boat tours to golfing, guided fishing and hunting.

Innkeepers’ Picks
Painted Bar Stables; Taughannock State Park; Treman State Park; Trumansburg Mini-Golf; Canal Side Boat Tours (private); Captain Bill's Boat Tours (public); Watkins Glen Race Track; Finger Lakes Free Range Farms (fishing 607-546-7308); Cayuga Lakeside Stables; New York State Parks

Wine Tasting

Of course you are here for the wine! But be sure to stop at those places you see along the way that are not listed on the trail maps. Generally these wineries offer a more personal tasting experience, often hosted by the winemakers or business owners themselves.

Innkeepers’ Picks
Shalestone Vineyards; Silver Thread; Chateau Frontenac

Farm Markets and Shops

Be a locavore! Most of our breakfast ingredients are produced right here by our neighbors and friends, and their unique specialty shops offer a variety of goodies to delight all palates and tastes.

Innkeepers’ Picks
Copper Beacons Herb Shop; Ithaca Farmer's Market; Countryside Produce; Daring Drake Farm; U-Picks (in season); Life's So Sweet Chocolates; Cold Springs Pottery; Cayuga Lake Creamery; Weaver View Farm