Seneca Falls

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Seneca Falls is based in the Finger Lakes region of New York (state)|New York state. The birthplace of the women's rights movement in the 19th century, Seneca Falls is also widely believed to be the inspiration for the town of Bedford Falls in Frank Capra's holiday classic, It's A Wonderful Life.

Travel to Seneca Falls

Fly to Seneca Falls

• Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) - Colonel Eileen Collins Blvd. Syracuse ☎ +1 315 454-4330
• Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) - 1200 Brooks Av ☎ +1 585 464-6000 - Rochester.
• Finger Lakes Regional Airport (0G7) - 2727 Martin Road 42.88038, -76.78319 ☎ +1 315 568-0110 +1 315 568-4397 A Regional airport open to the public. No scheduled service. Self-serve plane fueling.

By car

New York State Thruway (Interstate 90), Exit 41. Route 414 South to Routes 5&20 east to Seneca Falls.

What to See

• Women's Rights National Historical Park - WORI_Information_@ Visitor Center: 136 Fall Street 42.9108, -76.8014 ☎ +1 315 568-0024 | Opening Hours: Daily 9AM Monday - 5PM except holidays $3 or pass Women's Rights National Historical Park Women's Rights National Historical Park - Part of the United States National Park System. A collection of buildings scattered around the town, related to the feminist leaders who lived here, and the First Women's Rights Convention (1848) which they led.

• Wesleyan Chapel 136 Fall Street - Tours daily. The remains of the Wesleyan Chapel are immediately adjacent to the Visitor Center. The First Women's Rights Convention was held here in 1848 and considered by many historians to be the formal beginnings of the Women's Rights Movement. Talks are given daily by park staff.

• M'Clintock House 14 William Street 42.905278, -76.861667 - M'Clintock House HUNT HOUSE Waterloo (New York)|Waterloo. Open summer only Thursday - Su, 1PM Monday - 4PM. Home of Thomas and Mary Ann M'Clintock, prominent members of Waterloo's Quaker community who were key players in planning and hosting the First Women's Rights Convention. The home has been restored to its 1848 appearance, and displays exhibits about their work in Anti-Slavery and Women's Rights.

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton House 32 Washington Street 42.912628, -76.788378 Opening Hours: Open daily early March - mid December Elizabeth Cady Stanton House (Seneca Falls, New York) Elizabeth_Cady_Stanton_House_with_plaque_2013 This former home of Elizabeth Cady Stanton is now restored to it's 1848 appearance. Ranger-led tours are provided daily.
• "It's A Wonderful Life" Museum - IDEA Centre, 32 Fall Street ☎ +1 315 568-5838 | Opening Hours: 11AM Monday - 4PM Tue-Sat, year-round
• National Women's Hall of Fame - 76 Fall Street 42.9106, -76.7975 ☎ +1 315 568-8060 +1 315 568-2976 Opening Hours: April - Dec: Su–Tu noon–5PM; W-Sa 10AM Monday - 4PM. Jan–Mar: Tuesday noon–3PM, W–Sa 11AM Monday - 4PM, Sunday Monday closed Adults $4, Student/Senior $3, five years or under free, family rate $8 National Women's Hall of Fame NationalWomen'sHallofFameInterior - Gallery exhibits lives of great American women, with artifacts from their lives. New honorees are inducted each year.
• Seneca Museum of Waterways and Industry - 89 Fall Street 42.9102, -76.7977 ☎ +1 315 568-1510 +1 315-568-1504 Opening Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10AM Monday - 4PM. Mid June-Labor Day also Sunday 12PM Monday - 4PM Suggested donation $2
• Seneca Falls Historical Society Museum - 55 Cayuga Street 42.9149, -76.7945 ☎ +1 315 568-8412 | Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9AM Monday - 4PM

• Frank J. Ludovico Sculpture Trail Along the south shore of the Seneca-Cayuga Canal, between Sucker Brook and Bridge Street - 1.75-mile trail featuring statues that focus on the women's rights movement, but also represent life on the canal and local industries.

Nearby

• Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge - 42.97, -76.74 ☎ +1 315 568-5987 - Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge A_scenic_view_of_the_Montezuma_national_wildlife_refuge 3395 Routes 5 & 20 East. Established in 1938 and run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, this refuge covers 7,068 acres (2,860 hectares). It is situated at the north end of Cayuga Lake in Seneca, Wayne, and Cayuga Counties. While hunting, fishing, and boating are allowed under certain conditions and the real attraction is the chance to see wildlife in undisturbed nature.

Things to Do

Festivals

• CanalFest - Mid-June | 142 East Bayard Street ☎ +1 315 568-2415
• It's A Wonderful Life Festival Opening Hours: second weekend in December

Halal Restaurants in Seneca Falls

• The national fast-food chains are available.

• Penny's Place Restaurant - ☎ +1 315-568-8746 - Routes 5 and 20 in the Liberty Plaza. Breakfast, lunch, Friday dinner. Monday - Thursday 5AM Monday - 3:30PM; Friday 5AM–8PM; Saturday 5:30AM Monday - 1:30PM; Sunday 5:30AM Monday - 1PM. Large portions and home cooked meals.

• Henry B's Authentic Italian Restaurant - 84 Fall Street 42.9106, -76.8102 ☎ +1 315 568-1600 | Opening Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 5PM Monday - 9PM; Friday Saturday 5PM Monday - 10PM $20-30

}} The Finger Lakes region sports more than 70 Cafes.

• Montezuma Grapes - 2981 Auburn Road ☎ +1 315 568-8190 - Daily 10AM Monday - 6PM. Twenty-three honey, fruit and grape soft drinks produced here.
• Temperance Tavern 81-83 Fall Street ☎ +1 315-568-5454 | Opening Hours: Thursday - Saturday 5PM Monday - 11PM

“A Toast! To all the Great Women!”

Coffee

• ZuZu Café 107 Fall Street 42.9106, -76.810 ☎ +1 315 568-2230 - Free high speed wireless internet access.

Muslim Friendly Hotels

Hotels and motels

• The Gould Hotel - formerly Hotel Clarence | 108 Fall Street 42.9106, -76.8100 ☎ +1 315 712-4000 +1-877-788-4010 $100 Built in 1920 and the Gould Hotel served Seneca Falls visitors for many years until it was turned into apartments. It sat vacant until 2009 when it reopened as Hotel Clarence, named after the guardian angel from It's a Wonderful Life. It's now once again known as the Gould Hotel, and has 48 clean and comfortable rooms featuring high-def televisions and imported linens.
• Seneca Falls Microtel Inn and Suites - 1966 Rts 5 & 20. ☎ +1 315 539-8438 +1 315 539-4780

Bed and Breakfasts

• Barrister's Bed and Breakfast - 56 Cayuga Street 42.9113, -76.7960 ☎ +1 315 568-0145 +1-800-914-0145
• John Morris Manor Bed & Breakfast - 2138 Route 89 +1-866-484-4218

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