Jamestown

Worth seeing in and around Jamestown

6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   James Prendergast Library

   The James Prendergast Library is an association library located in Jamestown, New York. On the day it opened its doors to the public, December 1, 1891, The Evening Journal noted, "The opening of the Prendergast Library marks an important epoch in our local history.

   700 m · association library in Jamestown, New York · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Jamestown Community College

   Jamestown Community College is a public community college with campuses in Jamestown and Olean, New York. It is part of the State University of New York system.

   2.3 km · community college in Jamestown, New York, U.S. · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Northwest Arena

   Northwest Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Jamestown, New York, USA. It hosts local sporting events and concerts. It is currently home of the Jamestown Jayhawks, hockey team for Jamestown Community College.

   800 m · multi-purpose arena in Jamestown, New York, United States · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center

   The Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum, formally The Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum & Center for Comedy and commonly known as the Lucy-Desi Museum, is a museum at 2 West 3rd Street, Jamestown, New York that is affiliated with the nearby National Comedy Center with which it shares executive director Journey Gunderson. The museum is dedicated to the lives and careers of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

   500 m · Museum in Lucille Ball's hometown of Jamestown, New York · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Russell Diethrick Park

   Russell E. Diethrick Jr. Park is a stadium in Jamestown, New York.

   2.2 km · Stadium in Jamestown, New York, US · Wikipedia
6. 06
   National Comedy Center

   The National Comedy Center is an American museum dedicated to comedy. Located in Lucille Ball’s hometown of Jamestown, New York, the museum opened in August 2018 and reported 66,000 visitors in its first year of operation.

   800 m · museum dedicated to comedy in Jamestown, New York · Wikipedia

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Buffalo Niagara (BUF), 102 km · John C. Munro Hamilton (YHM), 132 km · Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester (ROC), 171 km

• Buffalo → Jamestown

  93 km · quickest by road, 2h 20m · $9–13
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  177 km · quickest by road, 3h 39m · $18–25
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  195 km · quickest by road, 4h 14m · $22–30
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