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Confused by all the tourist information about the Finger Lakes? We’ve created some sample day trips to help you make the most of your visit, whether it’s a quick, overnight stay or a week long journey. All of these destinations are within an easy 10 to 45 minute drive of The Hayward House.

Between the Lakes

Ovid
Interlaken

- Tour the Cayuga Wine Trail (East)
- Visit Interlaken Historical Society and Farmer’s Museum
- Tour and taste Goat Cheese at Lively Run Dairy
- Shop at the Amish Country Side Market
- Visit Amish markets and Barbara’s Quilt Shop
- U-Pick blueberries, strawberries, cherries, peaches and apples (seasonal)
- Hike, bike or x-country ski in Finger Lakes National Forest
- Stop for ice cream at the Cayuga Creamery

Dining: Innkeepers’ Picks
Simply Red Bistro; O’Malley’s; Golden Buck

 

South and East

Ithaca
Trumansburg

- Tour the Cayuga Wine Trail (south)
- Shop at Cold Springs Pottery Studio
- Hike to Taughannock Falls
- Go horseback riding at Cayuga Lakeside Stables
- Visit Cornell Campus: Johnson Museum of Art, Sapsucker Woods, Plantations or climb the bell tower
- Hike at Buttermilk Falls or Treman State Park
- Stroll and shop at the Ithaca Farmers Market (voted best in the Northeast!)
- Visit the Museum of the Earth
- Pamper yourself at La Tourelle

Dining: Innkeepers’ Picks
Willow; Taste of Thai; Woodland Roadhouse; Pourhouse; Hazelnut Kitchen

 

South and West

Corning
Watkins Glen

- Tour the Seneca Wine Trail (east)
- Shop at Skyland Farms
- Taste cheese and gelati at Cowlick Farmstead Cheese Farm
- Shop for artisan crafts at Skyland Farm Art Gallery and Café and feed the goats
- Visit Watkins Glen International Speedway - and drive the track!
- Visit or hike Watkins Glen State Park
- Sail the Malabar X on Seneca Lake
- Tour the Corning Museum of Glass and the Rockwell Museum of Western Art

Dining: Innkeepers’ Picks
Dano’s; Red Newt Bistro; Suzanne; Stone Cat; Sorge’s

North and West

Geneva
Canandaigua

- Tour the Seneca Lake Wine Trail (west)
- Tour Sampson Naval Museum
- Tour Rose Hill Mansion and the Drain Tile Museum
- See the Seneca White Deer (only known herd in North America)
- Shop at Weaver View Farms for Amish quilts and other homemade goodies
- Visit the New York Wine & Culinary Center
- Tour Sonnenberg Gardens

Dining: Innkeepers’ Picks
Port’s; Belhurst Castle; Glenora

 
 
 


A stay at The Hayward House brings you close to everything, yet allows you to get away from it all! 
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