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HISTORY TOURS IN TOMPKINS COUNTY
UPCOMING GUIDED TOURS
POCKETSIGHTS SELF-GUIDED TOURS PocketSights is a FREE mobile tour guide app. Anyone with a smart phone or tablet can download the app for free from the App Store and immediately access thousands of self-guided tours around the world. Ithaca Heritage, Historic Ithaca, The History Center in Tompkins County and other local partners have been partnering with PocketSights since 2017 in developing over 40 walking, biking, and driving historic tours of Ithaca and Tompkins County. Download the app today and start exploring! Be sure to tag us at @tompkinshistory in any pictures you share to social media! **There are additional PocketSights tours in Tompkins County that highlight local art, co-ops, geology, waterfalls, college campuses, and other notable sites. The tours below specifically highlight only local history. 👣 Walking & Biking in Ithaca 🚴Walking & Biking Tours in Tompkins 🚗Biking & Driving in Tompkins County
👣🚴HISTORIC BROCHURE TOURS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY For decades most walking tour research was preserved and shared through printed brochures. With the growing popularity of apps on smart phones and tablets, The History Center has selected a number of walking tours created in decades past and revised them to work on the free PocketSights app. Most of these brochure tours did not originate from The History Center, but many of them used our archives and collections during development.
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The following 1-hour guided tours can be purchased for private groups by request:
The History Center in Tompkins County is not the only supporter and explorer of local history. We have many other community partners and collaborators passionate about Tompkins County history. Many of these historical societies and organizations lead their own guided tours annually, below is a selection of virtual tours some of our partners have created. |
St. James AME Zion Church Immersive Tour - Local Histories of the Underground Railroad In 2021, CyArk, Cornell University, and St. James AME Zion Church in Ithaca, NY collaborated to digitally document and produce a virtual guided tour of the church, which historically served as a station on the Underground Railroad. CyArk worked with Cornell and church leaders to document and share histories, memories, and songs part of the church's legacy historically and today.
Six Mile Creek, called Teegastoweas Creek in the earliest map of Ithaca, winds its way for twenty miles from its headwaters in the Town of Dryden, through the forests and fields of the Town of Caroline, the hamlets of Slaterville Springs and Brooktondale, and on down to its outlet on Cayuga Lake. It has long served as the source of the City of Ithaca’s drinking water, and therefore remains a vital resource for Tompkins County.
This interactive map lists all the cemeteries in Tompkins County including family cemeteries, and settlement cemeteries. Grab a copy of our Cemetery Scavenger Hunt for extra fun before you go! |
Since Ithaca’s founding in 1804, Southside has been home to interesting, dedicated people committed to the preservation and enrichment of their and their community’s Black heritage, culture, and way of life.  Download the Geocaching Adventures app to access the first in our series of local history adventures throughout Tompkins County. The walk will take about one hour and traverse 1 1/2 miles throughout Downtown Ithaca, directing you to different historic locations.
Self-guided bus tour prepared by David Rossiter. Explores 36 railroad locations in Tompkins County. |
OTHER GUIDED TOURS IN TOMPKINS COUNTY
Tompkins County has a wealth of beautiful views, delicious food, and educational experiences. Below are some community partners who host regular tours on a range of topics and experiences. You can also explore Visit Ithaca to see upcoming events in the region.
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