Guidebook for Elmira
Food Scene
Charlie's Cafe
205 Hoffman St American food. Open for dinner.
The Pepper Pot Cafe
311 College AvePretty good for lunch daily. Breakfast, brunch and lunch on Sundays.
Turtle Leaf Cafe
315 E Water StGood lunch place.
Taste of Asia
2088 College AvePretty good lunch and dinner place. Closed Mondays. Thai, Chinese, Japanese food.
Drinks & Nightlife
Nice atmosphere. Serving craft beer and wines from the Finger Lakes region.
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Finger Lakes House Craft Beer And Wine
389 W Water StNice atmosphere. Serving craft beer and wines from the Finger Lakes region.
Parks & Nature
Tanglewood Nature Center
443 Coleman AveNice place for a short hike.
Personious Woods
My favorite local hiking spot. Meadows, woods, streams.
Arts & Culture
Housed in what used to be a bank in the 1800s, this is a small, sweet little museum featuring local history. Here I learned where the name Chemung comes from and what it means. There are permanent exhibits on the Native Americans, the Civil War, The Gilded Age, and Mark Twain (of course!). And the temporary exhibits are engaging.
Chemung Valley History Museum
415 E Water StHoused in what used to be a bank in the 1800s, this is a small, sweet little museum featuring local history. Here I learned where the name Chemung comes from and what it means. There are permanent exhibits on the Native Americans, the Civil War, The Gilded Age, and Mark Twain (of course!). And the temporary exhibits are engaging.
Sweet little art museum exhibiting European and American art. Temporary exhibitions include works from around the world.
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Arnot Art Museum
235 Lake StSweet little art museum exhibiting European and American art. Temporary exhibitions include works from around the world.
Sightseeing
This structure now sits on Elmira College property and is a tourist attraction for anyone interested in Mark Twain. It's where he wrote some of his most well-known books and used to belong to Quarry Farm, which is perched in the hills overlooking the Chemung Valley.
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Mark Twain's Study
800 Park PlThis structure now sits on Elmira College property and is a tourist attraction for anyone interested in Mark Twain. It's where he wrote some of his most well-known books and used to belong to Quarry Farm, which is perched in the hills overlooking the Chemung Valley.
This church is famous for its progressive founders who supported the abolitionist movement, and many of its members assisted with the Elmira station of the Underground Railroad. You can tour this landmark church and get a feel for its history.
Park Church
208 W Gray StThis church is famous for its progressive founders who supported the abolitionist movement, and many of its members assisted with the Elmira station of the Underground Railroad. You can tour this landmark church and get a feel for its history.
This museum is across from one of the entrances to Woodlawn Cemetery. It's the former home of escaped slave, John W. Jones. In addition to explaining the importance of Jones and Elmira's role in the Underground Railroad, the museum highlights the history of African Americans who settled in the Southern Tier of New York.
John W. Jones House
1250 Davis StThis museum is across from one of the entrances to Woodlawn Cemetery. It's the former home of escaped slave, John W. Jones. In addition to explaining the importance of Jones and Elmira's role in the Underground Railroad, the museum highlights the history of African Americans who settled in the Southern Tier of New York.
Essentials
Great grocery store just a few blocks from my house. It also offers prepared food and a cafe. Open 6am - midnight.
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Wegmans
1100 Clemens Center PkwyGreat grocery store just a few blocks from my house. It also offers prepared food and a cafe. Open 6am - midnight.