other museums
& historic sites
St. James A.M.E Zion Church
St. James is the oldest original church
structure in Ithaca, New York (built
1833). In addition, it has received the
following accolades and acknowledgements: Historic Ithaca Restoration
Award, NYS Historical Landmark,
National Register of Historic Places,
and the Preservation League of NYS
Historic Religious Properties Awards.
Hours: Mon-Sat. 9am-5pm or by
appointment. Sunday Morning
Worship Service 11am.
(607) 272-4053
116 CLEVELAND AVE., ITHACA
WWW.STJAMESITHACA.ORG
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Ulysses Historical
Society Museum
Exhibits of "Old Main Street" and
"Silver Dan, the horse in the window."
Genealogy research by appointment
call 273-0834. April-Dec; Fri-Sat 2-4pm,
Mon 9-11am.
(607) 387-6666
39 SOUTH ST., TRUMANSBURG
WWW.ULYSSES.NY.US/HISTORY
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Groton Historical
Association Museum
Open April-Dec Sat 9am-1pm
or by appointment.
(607) 898-3979
142 MAIN ST., GROTON
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Carl Sagan Planet Walk
photo courtesy of Sciencenter
Tour the Solar System! In November
of 1997 a unique, educational
monument and memorial was
dedicated. Built, in part, to honor
Ithaca resident and Cornell Professor
Carl Sagan, the Sagan Planet Walk is
a scale model of the Solar System in
the midst of the City of Ithaca, and part
of the Sciencenter Museum exhibits.
The model starts with the Sun at the
center of the Downtown Ithaca
Commons and stretches north to the
Sciencenter ending with Pluto, 3/4 mile,
1.2 km away. On the Discovery Trail.
(607) 272-0600
DOWNTOWN ITHACA COMMONS
OFF TIOGA ST. TO THE SCIENCENTER
ITHACA
WWW.SCIENCENTER.ORG
