Syracuse Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

Clinton Square featuring a city, a garden and heritage architecture
Syracuse which includes flowers and a city
Landmark Theatre featuring interior views and heritage elements
Syracuse featuring modern architecture
Syracuse featuring heritage architecture and a city

This city in Central New York’s Finger Lakes region offers college sports, summer sunshine and plentiful winter snow for year-round indoor and outdoor activities.

Enjoy fun-filled days of outdoor activities, shopping and cultural pursuits in the geographic heart of New York State. Syracuse has old roots as the primary supplier of salt for the United States. The modern presence of Syracuse University and numerous attractions give it a youthful vigour.

Kick-start your visit with outdoor activities at local parks. Spend half a day or more at Onondaga Lake Park. Walk along 7 miles (11 kilometres) of shoreline, rent a boat, visit the butterfly garden and play ball games on the sports fields. While you’re there, investigate the Salt Museum on the lake’s eastern shore to learn about the industry that built Syracuse.

Delve into the past at the Erie Canal Museum to learn about New York canals’ important role in American history. See how the 363-mile (584-kilometre) Erie route was built by hand.

Fill your shopping bags at Destiny USA, a massive six-story mall with more than 250 outlets. It also has attractions such as a mirror maze and the Canyon Climb Adventure, a suspended indoor climbing course. 

Buy tickets in advance for an NCAA Division I college sports event inside the Syracuse University Carrier Dome. Join the college crowd to celebrate afterward at the Armoury Square neighbourhood.

Treat children to a visit to the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park it houses more than 700 animals, including elephants, tigers, bears and wolves. If you’re in the city in August go to the Great New York State Fair, with 12 days of rides, exhibits and entertainment. Check the fairgrounds website to see what events are happening at other times of the year.

Syracuse is 160 miles (257 kilometres) from Niagara Falls and 246 miles (396 kilometres) from New York City, with bus service from both locations. It has its own airport. Lake Ontario and the waterfalls, parks, hiking trails and ski slopes of the Finger Lakes region are about an hour away, offering swimming, skiing, hiking, fishing and autumn leaf-peeping.

Where to stay in Syracuse

Clinton Square featuring a city, a garden and heritage architecture

Downtown Syracuse

3.5/5(3 area reviews)

Downtown Syracuse is known for its abundant dining options, and you can plan a trip to Landmark Theatre and Clinton Square while you're in town.

Downtown Syracuse
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Lakefront

If you're spending some time in Lakefront, Destiny USA and NBT Bank Stadium are top sights worth seeing.

Lakefront
Carrier Dome showing modern architecture

Eastside

While visiting Eastside, you might make a stop by sights like JMA Wireless Dome and Syracuse University Art Museum.

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Westside

When in Westside, you can plan a visit to Rosamond Gifford Zoo and Armory Square, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.

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Northside

If you're spending some time in Northside, Museum of International Masks and Puppets and ArtRage Gallery are top sights worth seeing.

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Southside

While Southside isn't home to many top sights, Rosamond Gifford Zoo and Everson Museum of Art are some notable places to visit nearby.

Southside
LivAway Suites- Syracuse

LivAway Suites- Syracuse

2 out of 5
6595 Thompson Rd, Syracuse, NY
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₹6,950
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Marriott Syracuse Downtown

Marriott Syracuse Downtown

4 out of 5
100 East Onondaga Street, Syracuse, NY
The price is ₹12,975 per night from 27 Jul to 28 Jul
₹12,975
₹15,181 total
27 Jul - 28 Jul
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Marriott Syracuse Downtown
Comfort Inn & Suites Syracuse-Carrier Circle

Comfort Inn & Suites Syracuse-Carrier Circle

2.5 out of 5
6491 Thompson Rd, Syracuse, NY
The price is ₹8,418 per night from 27 Jul to 28 Jul
₹8,418
₹9,849 total
27 Jul - 28 Jul
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this business-friendly hotel in Syracuse. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in ...
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"Staff was very helpful and friendly."

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Comfort Inn & Suites Syracuse-Carrier Circle
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2 Mi to Syracuse University: Apt w/ Fire Pit

2 Mi to Syracuse University: Apt w/ Fire Pit

3.5 out of 5
Syracuse
Stay at this 3.5-star apartment in Syracuse. Enjoy free parking. Popular attractions JMA Wireless Dome and Destiny USA are located nearby.
2 Mi to Syracuse University: Apt w/ Fire Pit
Cozy Westcott Home ~ 1/2 Mi to Syracuse Campus!

Cozy Westcott Home ~ 1/2 Mi to Syracuse Campus!

3 out of 5
Syracuse
Stay at this 3-star cottage in Syracuse. Enjoy free parking and air conditioning. Popular attractions JMA Wireless Dome and Destiny USA are located nearby.
Cozy Westcott Home ~ 1/2 Mi to Syracuse Campus!
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