With more than 650 miles of shoreline and bordered on the north by Lake Ontario, the region contains eleven major glacier-carved lakes. It is also one of the world's richest wine-producing regions and home to many famous wineries offering tours and wine tasting. Just follow the Finger Lakes wine trails through the rolling hillsides. The stretch of the Erie Canal running through this region is especially picturesque, offering delightful restaurants, charming shops, historic sites, and canal-side festivals. The scenery is glorious from springtime through fall with its rich russet and amber foliage.
Winter offers marvelous snowy landscapes and a host of sporting and cultural activities.
One of the most popular destinations in the Finger Lakes region is the Corning Glass Center, a world-class museum of glass objects through the ages. In the museum cinema, you can, without leaving your seat, travel at the speed of light to discover how glass, through fiber optic technology, is helping to draw the world closer together. Elsewhere on site, you can watch beautiful, collectible Steuben glass objects being hand blown by skilled artisans. While at the MoST, take time to view the new Bristol Myers Imax Theater presentation. And old and young are sure to enjoy the Genesee Country Village Museum, the nation's third largest historic-town replica, located in Mumford.