SYRACUSE
Home to Syracuse UNIVERSITY and the Erie Canal. Nearby the
Finger Lakes. Charming, historic downtown. WORLD-CLASS art,
SPORTS, festivals, outdoor parks, cuisine and shopping.
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Destiny USA
WHAT’S NEW
Marriott Syracuse Downtown
After a $76 million restoration, the 1924
Hotel Syracuse is a grand lady again.
Marriottsyracusedowntown.com
From SYR Station: 3.5 miles car; 19 minute bus
Stone’s Farm Fresh Restaurant
Just opened in March, Syracuse’s first
farm-to-table steakhouse serves local Black
Angus beef. Stonesfarmfresh.com
From SYR Station: 10.2 miles car
Erie Canal Museum (above) Special
events celebrate the canal’s bicentennial at its
official museum and America’s last weighlock
building. Eriecanalmuseum.org
From SYR Station: 2.4 miles car; 20 minute bus
WHAT’S NEAR THE STATION
Stella’s Diner Classic vintage diner offers
ample helpings of comfort food.
Stellasdinersyracuse.com
From SYR Station: .7 mile car;
15 minute walk; 13 minute bus
NBT Bank Stadium (above) The
professional baseball home of the Syracuse
Chiefs. Syracusechiefs.com
From SDY Station: 0.4 miles car; 7 minute walk
Destiny USA This massive mall’s 250 stores
and entertainment complex attract 26 million
visitors annually. DestinyUSA.com
From SDY Station: .5 miles car; 9 minute walk
WHAT’S NOT TO MISS
Onondaga Lake Park (above) “Central
New York’s Central Park” features Wegmans
Playground, a skate park and The Salt Museum.
Onondagacountyparks.com/parks/
Onondaga-lake-park
From SYR Station: 2.9 miles car; 20 minute bus
Central New York Regional Market
A hive of farm-to-table foods and dining,
artisan goods boutiques, concerts and events.
Cnyrma.com
From SYR Station: .3 miles car; 6 minute walk
Everson Museum of Art Over 11,000
works of American art in a building designed
by famed architect I.M. Pei. Everson.org
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From SYR Station: 2.8 miles car
LOCALLY MADE
Jewelry designer Kenn Kushner grew up in New York City, where he visited its many art museums with his family, and
always knew that he wanted a career of creating art with his own hands. In the 1960s, he forewent college to find his own
path, and became a leather goods designer. But through friendships with jewelers he met at craft shows, he gradually realized
he had chosen the wrong material. So he saved up to buy himself a year to learn metalwork. A fast study, he’s run a
successful studio and shop in downtown’s historic Armory Square district ever since. Kennkushnerdesigns.com
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