Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Ithaca, United States

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 4.2 km
Ascend 48 m
Descend 195 m

Explore Ithaca in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Ithaca

Sight 1: Fuertes Observatory

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Fuertes Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the North Campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The observatory was designed by L.P. Burnham, Cornell Professor of Architecture and completed in fall of 1917. It was originally used by the Civil Engineering Department as an instructional field office for navigation and surveying. Today, the observatory is primarily used for public outreach, welcoming over two thousand visitors per year with open houses on clear Friday nights.

Wikipedia: Fuertes Observatory (EN)

1059 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 2: Bailey Hall

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Bailey Hall is the largest auditorium at Cornell University, an Ivy League university in Ithaca, New York. The auditorium seats 1300 people, and it is named for Liberty Hyde Bailey, the first dean of what is now Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Wikipedia: Bailey Hall (Ithaca, New York) (EN)

567 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Monument of Ezra Cornell

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Ezra Cornell is a monumental statue in Ithaca, New York, United States. Located on the Arts Quad of the Cornell Central Campus, the monument honors Ezra Cornell, the co-founder and namesake of Cornell University. The statue, designed by Hermon Atkins MacNeil, was dedicated in 1919.

Wikipedia: Statue of Ezra Cornell (EN)

1847 meters / 22 minutes

Sight 4: Carl Sagan Planet Walk - Uranus

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The Sciencenter's Sagan Planet Walk is a walkable scale model of the Solar System, located in Ithaca, New York. The model scales the entire Solar System—both planet size and distances between them—down to one five billionth of its actual size. The exhibition was originally created in 1997 in memory of Ithaca resident and Cornell Professor Carl Sagan.

Wikipedia: Sagan Planet Walk (EN)

691 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 5: State Theatre

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State Theatre of Ithaca is a historic, 1600-seat theatre located at Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York that hosts various events from bands, to plays, to comedy acts, to silent films, and more.

Wikipedia: State Theater (Ithaca, New York) (EN), Website

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