Historic Sites and Museums

• Lorenzo Mansion in Cazenovia --Situated on a knoll overlooking the small four-mile long Cazenovia Lake, Lorenzo is the elegant brick mansion built in 1807 by a young Dutch naval officer, John Lincklaen. Generations of the family occupied the mansion until 1968 when Lorenzo was sold and its contents donated to New York. Lorenzo stands today as a landmark symbolizing an important system of land development in central New York during the early years of our new nation, and as a magnificent survivor of the elegant summer colony of a century ago.
  
• 1890 House Center for Victorian Arts in Cortland -- Grand limestone mansion was built at the height of the "Gilded Age" by successful wire manufacturer Chester F. Wickwire. The lavish interior of the 30 room mansion features parquet floors, jewel-like stained glass windows, ornate decorative stenciling and oak and cherry woodwork.
• Women's Rights National Historic Park in Seneca Falls -- In 1848 Elizabeth Cady Stanton and four other women invited the public to the First Women's Rights Convention to discuss expanding the role of women in America. At the end of the two days, 100 people made a public commitment to work together to improve women’s quality of life.
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton Home in Seneca Falls -- Elizabeth Cady Stanton, one of the women's rights movement's most important figures, asserted that her experiences in this Seneca Falls house induced her to become an advocate of women's rights.
• Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse