Syracuse

Worth seeing in and around Syracuse

10 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
   Syracuse University

   Syracuse University is a private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920.

   1.3 km · private university in Syracuse, New York, United States · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Diocese of Syracuse

   The Diocese of Syracuse is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Upstate New York in the United States. Its episcopal see is located in Syracuse.

   0 m · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Tree of 40 Fruit

   A Tree of 40 Fruit is one of a series of fruit trees created by the Syracuse University associate professor Sam Van Aken using the technique of grafting. Each tree produces forty types of stone fruit, of the genus Prunus, ripening sequentially from July to October in the United States.

   1.3 km · fruit tree with 40 grafted Prunus varieties by Sam Van Aken on Syracuse University campus · Wikipedia
4. 04
   JMA Wireless Dome

   The JMA Wireless Dome, originally the Carrier Dome, is a domed stadium in Syracuse, New York, United States. Located on the campus of Syracuse University in the University Hill neighborhood, it is home to the Syracuse Orange football, basketball, and lacrosse teams.

   1.4 km · domed stadium at Syracuse University, New York · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Oncenter War Memorial Arena

   The Upstate Medical University Arena is a multi-purpose arena located in Syracuse, New York. It is part of the Oncenter Complex.

   400 m · arena in Syracuse, New York · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Le Moyne College

   Le Moyne College is a private Jesuit college located mostly in DeWitt, New York. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1946 and named after the Jesuit missionary Simon Le Moyne.

   4.7 km · private Jesuit college located in Syracuse, New York · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

   The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse, New York, in the United States is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse. It is the seat of the bishop of Syracuse; as of 2026, the bishop is Douglas Lucia.

   400 m · cathedral in Syracuse, New York, United States · Wikipedia
8. 08
   S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

   The Newhouse School of Public Communications is the communications and journalism school of Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. The school was named after publishing magnate Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr., founder of Advance Publications, who provided the founding gift in 1964.

   1.1 km · communications school at Syracuse University · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Alliance Bank Stadium

   NBT Bank Stadium is a publicly owned, 10,815-seat, minor league baseball stadium in Syracuse, New York. It is the home stadium for the Syracuse Mets Triple-A baseball team of the International League.

   4 km · baseball stadium in Syracuse, New York · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

    The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is the professional public policy school of Syracuse University, a private research university in Syracuse, New York. The school is organized in 12 academic departments and 14 affiliated research centers and offers coursework in the fields of public administration, international relations, foreign policy, political science, science and technology policy, social sciences, and economics through its undergraduate degrees, graduate Master of Public Affairs, Master of Arts, and PhD degrees.

    1.2 km · Syracuse University's home for professional degree programs in public administration and international relations · Wikipedia

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Getting to Syracuse

Airports

Syracuse Hancock (SYR), 8 km · Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester (ROC), 124 km · Albany (ALB), 194 km

Stations

Syracuse Hancock International Airport, 7.8 km · William F. Walsh Regional Transportation Center, 3.9 km

• Rochester → Syracuse

  120 km · quickest by road, 1h 58m · $11–15
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• Albany → Syracuse

  200 km · quickest by road, 3h 3m · $19–26
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• Buffalo → Syracuse

  223 km · quickest by road, 3h 11m · $19–27
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