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ITHACA HERITAGE 

Ithaca Heritage is a collaborative effort of the Tompkins County Heritage Tourism Network to highlight the rich variety of assets and stories of Ithaca and Tompkins County. The County’s Heritage Tourism Network is committed to developing a full range of heritage tours to include diverse themes and topics, including: opportunities in Ithaca and Tompkins County. Explore self-guided walking, biking, and driving tours of Tompkins County through our Ithaca Heritage approved tours on the PocketSights app.


Ithaca Heritage Mission:

  • Explore the deep heritage of Ithaca, New York and Tompkins County
    through walking, biking, and driving tours.

Website: www.ithacaheritage.squarespace.com

Facebook: Ithaca Heritage

Instagram: @ithacaheritage

Historic Ithaca, The History Center in Tompkins County, and other community partners, have spearheaded the research and creation of nearly 30 self-guided history and heritage tours in Tompkins County. 

You can see a selection of the tour topics below, a full list can be found on our Tours page. 

  • Women's Rights

  • Archaeology

  • Architecture

  • Historic Sites

  • Public Art

  • Public Spaces

  • Commerce, Innovation, and Industrial History

  • Food and Agriculture

  • Transportation


  • Natural History

  • The Changing Landscape

  • Rural Assets

  • History of Higher Education

  • African American Heritage

  • Ithaca as a Progressive Community

  • Native American Heritage

  • Notable Figures

  • Changing Demographics


 Currently all  Ithaca Heritage self-guided tours are supported and available on the free app PocketSights. 


 The History Center in Tompkins County is an active participant of the Tompkins County Tourism Program and Tompkins County Tourism Strategic Plan. 

Physical Address

Located inside the Tompkins Center for History & Culture

110 North Tioga Street

(On the Ithaca Commons) 

Ithaca NY, 14850 USA


Hours

Exhibit Hall -  Thursday-Saturday 10am-5pm / Sunday - 10am-3pm - CLOSED M-W

Cornell Local History Research Library & Thaler/Howell Archives - By appointment only. Please contact archives@thehistorycenter.net

Contact                                                     

Email: Refer to Contact page for individual emails, General inquiries to community@thehistorycenter.net

Phone: 607-273-8284

Web: thehistorycenter.net

Find us on social media @tompkinshistory

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