<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>The family and I will be driving upto Cornell soon, and we will be spending about half the Saturday at Cornell and we will be driving back down Sunday mid-morning.</p>
<p>In that small interval of free time, what fun stuff can we do at Ithaca? I looked through multiple sources nline, but I wanted to hear input from alumni and current students. </p>
<p>Side note: This visit will be a very important factor on where Cornell will be on my college list (naturally).</p>
<p>Go to the Ithaca Farmer’s Market Sunday morning. Visit the gorges. Eat at Collegetown Bagels. Head down to the Commons and walk around. Go to Wegmans if you haven’t ever been before. Go to Cayuga Lake. Go to Taughannock Falls. Pause for a minute and appreciate Ithaca’s beauty. </p>
<p>The Commons are torn up for construction last I saw, plus Simeon’s just had a tractor trailer smash into it, so maybe the Commons should wait until they’re in better shape. But I definitely agree with the other suggestions.</p>
<p>Visit Buttermilk Falls & hike the path. </p>
<p>I recommend having a meal at mehak, which is an indian restaurant. </p>
<p>If you are going to be Sat night, go to the Ale House down by the common. They have very good burgers and on Sat nights, live music.</p>
<p>Thanks for the answers everyone! I’m looking forward to it- sounds like fun? Anyone got other tips to make the most of the experience?</p>
<p>Maybe dropping by cornell dairy store and get ice cream? </p>
<p>Oh wait… now that i think about it… the store wont be open when u are around. Sorry</p>
<p>No one mentioned the Johnson Art Museum. While the outdoor beauty of summer is a selling point of Ithaca, in case of rain, and if you like art, you can check the schedule for the museum. The Moosewood has vegetarian food and is somewhat of a famous restaurant.</p>
<p>Saturday, choose some from:
Get some Cornell ice cream from the Dairy Bar (if it’s open), while you’re on campus;
<strong>Swim in/visit the state parks</strong> (D2 said the water was great recently);
Tour the Cornell Plantations;
See a show or a movie, or go listen to some music;
Watch the sunset from Stewart Park; Get a nightcap downtown(for those of legal age).</p>
<p>For dinner there are many choices, depends what you’re in the mood for.</p>
<p>Sunday :
Browse/shop eat at the Farmer’s Market.
Else get breakfast at Ithaca Bakery, and then go to the Farmer’s Market.
Can optionally stop at Wegman’s on the way out.(Very good, and cheap compared to where I live, supermarket).</p>
<p>My personal weekend regimen usually involves getting some “hot truck” subs from the Shortstop Deli (a Sui and an MBC, specifically) to take home, But that’s me.</p>
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<p>@mdcmom the commons are not in their best shape, that is definitely true. But the construction walls are hand-painted by businesses, community programs, and peace-makers. And the fence surrounding Simeon’s is decorated with so much love. It’s almost worth going now even more than usual.</p>
<p>Absolutely hit the Farmer’s Market. I always love visiting college bookstores, but I am not sure that it will be open on a weekend in the summer. An alternate would be the gift shop in the Statler Hotel. You definitely need to walk around Collegetown – just off campus still up on the hill, where many upperclassmen live.</p>
<p>After <em>eight</em> years and <em>two</em> Cornellians I finally visited the Johnson Museum at Commencement 2014. Absolutely worth a visit. Make sure you go to the top floor to fully comprehend “High above Cayuga’s waters!”</p>
<p>Taughannock Falls are beautiful as previously mentioned. Buttermilk Falls in Treman State Park are also very pretty and it’s worth hiking around the area. Explore Collegetown and drive through Cayuga Heights. Cornell Plantations and Sapsucker Woods are also good stops. </p>
<p>The tour will only cover a fraction of the campus so spend some time on campus exploring. Cornell’s campus is so beautiful and awesome in the summer. </p>
<p>Depending on what direction you are coming from, the wineries along Cayuga offer great views and a few have some great bistros/restaurants. </p>
<p>Hey everyone! I visited Ithaca, and needless to say, it was GORGES! All silly and arguably cliche puns aside, it was a very beautiful town, and the Cornell campus looked great (unfortunately many buildings were under renovation, but I checked out the Gates CS building, and it looked great). One of the buildings in particular had a very RUST-ic feel (I am sorry, but I had to use that pun). Anyway, I ended up visiting Ithaca Falls, Taughannock Falls, and the Farmers’ Market (all three were excellent sites with tremendous aesthetic appeal). I can safely say that the trip to Ithaca and Cornell did not disappoint.</p>