Everson Museum of Art
Under $25See American paintings and one of the country's largest ceramics collections inside I. M. Pei's first museum building in downtown Syracuse.

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Spend a day at the largest mall in New York State, with an antique carousel, Dave & Buster's, a ropes course and over 200 shops.
1 Destiny USA Dr · Syracuse, NY
Destiny USA is a six-story shopping, dining and entertainment complex on the shore of Onondaga Lake in Syracuse. It opened in 1990 as Carousel Center, named for the antique carousel on its second floor. The center lists over 200 places to shop, 33 dining options and 17 entertainment venues, including Dave & Buster's, WonderWorks, RPM Raceway and a 19-screen Regal cinema.
The closest stops to Destiny USA, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
See American paintings and one of the country's largest ceramics collections inside I. M. Pei's first museum building in downtown Syracuse.
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University art museum housed in the Shaffer Art Building on the Syracuse University campus.
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Indoor shopping center in the town of Aurelius, just outside Auburn, New York.
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Hike the Gorge Trail past five waterfalls in a narrow Finger Lakes glen, then cool off in the stream-fed swimming pool.
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A shopping mall north of Ithaca with about 32 retailers, dining options, and family entertainment.
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