Syracuse, NY

[LordOpie]

Anything particularly interesting or unique in or around Syracuse that one should see or do?

[TreeSaw]

Why do you ask?

[LordOpie]

going in a few weeks for work, so, ya know, just wondering if there's anything to do in my free time.

Maybe a movie theater that's totally nuts or a restaurant to not miss or a museum with a unique exhibit?

How far is a ski mountain? Is it worth the "experience"?

[TreeSaw]

Well, our ski "experience" isn't nearly as cool as the scene in CO so I wouldn't suggest that :(
There's Dinosaur BBQ joint(s) in town that are pretty good. As for fine dining ??? I haven't experiened it personally so I wouldn't presume to recommend anything.

There's the Everson Museum of Art, and Corning Museum (in nearby Corning, NY), but that's all I can think of off the top of my head.

[robdamanii]

There's a bunch of murders you could likely witness. You could visit SU. You could visit the most polluted lake in the northeast.

Other than that...not much.

[jacksonpt]

I'm about as unique as they come... though not particularly interesting. Other than that, the Dinosaur BBQ is a must.

[JapaneseZero]

Go Salmon fishing about 45 minutes north in pulaski or oswego

[TreeSaw]

Go Salmon fishing about 45 minutes north in pulaski or oswego

True! I forgot about that!!!

[JapaneseZero]

if you go to altmar ny, its fly fishing only but its the end of the road for the fish, and you dont need waders. the fish stack up there and are pretty easy pickins... its fun

[moff_quigley]

Go Salmon fishing about 45 minutes north in pulaski or oswego

:stupid: I went salmon fishing in Pulaski once. Man that was a blast.

[Chris C]

If you have a car while you are there, Nagra Falls in just East of Buffalo. It is around a 2 or 2.5 hour drive from Syracuse, but a great way to waste a day. A word of advice: go to the Canandian side (cheapest and fastest way to cross the border is to park on the US side and walk across the bridge). The American side is underdeveloped, but the Canadian side has 2 casinos, attractions, a jet boat that goes into the falls, etc...

[LordOpie]

...the Dinosaur BBQ is a must.
Cool. Thanks!


If you have a car while you are there, Nagra Falls in just East of Buffalo. It is around a 2 or 2.5 hour drive from Syracuse, but a great way to waste a day. A word of advice: go to the Canandian side (cheapest and fastest way to cross the border is to park on the US side and walk across the bridge). The American side is underdeveloped, but the Canadian side has 2 casinos, attractions, a jet boat that goes into the falls, etc...

That's a great idea!! While I've been to Europe twice and about 30 states in the USA... I've never been to Canada. And I hear the falls are cool.

[Sandwich]

Plattekill is 3 hours away...it's the last race of the season, and may be the last chance to get on a bike for....me.

If you have a bike, do yourself a favor and go to skytop. I can tell you where it is if you'll actually go. They are some pretty rad trails there.

Check out Clark's ale house for good roast beef and beer and around the corner is the Landmark theater which is pretty awesome inside...if it's open. Stay out of the ghetto.

Syracuse is my hometown. Go to the dinosour, also.

[GumbaFish]

Go to skytop...heck I'd meet up with you for a ride if you need a guide. I can't comment too much on what to do there despite living there for 4 years. My main activities centered around biking and drinking...other then that I can't comment much except its really cloudy.

[LordOpie]

We went this past weekend. And all we did was drink. Spent most of Saturday night at The Blue Tusk, then went for breakfast at 3am to Little Gem.

It rained the entire time.

[GumbaFish]

The blue tusk is pretty cool, they have a good beer selection. Welcome to my life for 4 years...and heck pretty much my whole life because rochester isnt much better. I remeber spans of like 2 weeks where I don't recall seeing the sun:bonk:

[Westy]

The blue tusk is pretty cool, they have a good beer selection. Welcome to my life for 4 years...and heck pretty much my whole life because rochester isnt much better. I remeber spans of like 2 weeks where I don't recall seeing the sun:bonk:


I worked on a job in Rochester for two weeks. Came in to work before the sun rose. Left after sunset. Worked in the center of a large plant with no windows in sight, ate at a cafeteria with no windows. I'm pretty white to start off, after those two weeks I was damn near transparent.

[stosh]

There is some bar in downtown syracuse where you have to enter the men's and womens rooms thru a bookcase.

Thats about all I remember about Syracuse.

[GumbaFish]

That sounds sweet.

[Sandwich]

was the phantom club