Waterloo NY and Finger Lakes Activities

Finger Lakes Winery Events Calendar

Through the Grapevine B&B is a great starting point for any of the activity choices you have in the Finger Lakes. There are many excursions appealing to wide and diverse interests. Enjoy your day tasting fine Finger Lakes wines on the wine trails. Immerse yourself in history visiting any of the renowned museums. Get close to nature by hiking or biking any of the parks and trails. The Finger Lakes are a fisherman’s paradise. Cayuga Lake and Seneca Lake are great for Trout, Bass, Salmon, Northern Pike, and Pickerel fishing among others. If shopping is your bag, we are 5 miles from outlet shopping and a short drive to antique, craft, and farmer’s markets. And for the sports enthusiast, there are fine golf courses, Finger Lakes Race Track, and Watkins Glen International Raceway. All of these are at your fingertips.

Wine Trails

• Cayuga Wine Trail
  The Cayuga Wine Trail is the Eastern most wine trail with 16 member wineries has many award winning wines among them.
  
  
• Seneca Lake Wine Trail
  The Seneca Lake Wine Trail has over 30 member wineries with many diverse choices of wines among its member wineries.

Shopping

• Waterloo Premium Outlet
  Over 100 outlet stores. Only a five minute drive from the B&B.
  
  
• The Windmill Craft and Flea Market, Penn Yan
  Over 200 vendors specializing in everything from farm fresh produce to fine crafts and furniture.
  
  
• Ontario Mall Antiques, Farmington, NY
  Over 1,000 dealers.
  
  
• MacKenzie-Childs
  Unique designs in home furnishings, tableware, ceramics and glassware.

Tours and Transportation

• Finger Lakes Limousine and Coach, Waterloo, NY
  Providing the finest in luxury transportation for wine tours, weddings, concerts, or any special event. 
  
  
• Aristocrat Wine Tours, Seneca Falls, NY
  Offering luxury transportation for wine tours, weddings, or any event. Special rates for a limited time. 
  
  
• Esperanza Rose Boat Tour
  A sightseeing tour around Keuka lake.
  
  
• Water to Wine Tours, Aurora
  Tour  beautiful Cayuga Lake while you tour its wineries.

Parks and Gardens

• Seneca Lake State Park
  An expansive state park with something for the whole family.
  
  
• Sonnenberg Mansion and Gardens
  A Queen Anne style mansion and formal gardens.
  
  
• Montezuma Wildlife Refuge
  A main flyway for migratory birds. Many birds stop to rest, feed and nest here.
  
  
• Seneca White Deer
  The largest herd of white deer in the world.

Historical Attractions

• National Memorial Day Museum
  Dedicated to the origin of Memorial Day which was born in Waterloo, NY.
  
  
• National Women’s Hall of Fame, Seneca Falls
  National museum honoring great women past and present.
  
  
• Women’s Rights National Historical Park, Seneca Falls
  Discover the story of women’s rights.
  
  
• Rose Hill Mansion, Fayette
  A national historic landmark considered one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture in the U.S.
  
  
• Corning Museum of Glass, Corning
  Glass exhibits, glass making demonstrations, interactive glass making programs.
  
  
• Museum of the Earth, Trumansburg
  A museum of natural history.

Performing Arts, Entertainment and Other Attractions

• CMAC Performing Arts Center, Canandaigua
  See nationally known performers.
  
  
• Smith Opera House, Geneva
  Theatrical performances, films and music are on the calendar of this historic theater.
  
• New York Wine & Culinary Center, Canandaigua
  Enjoy a flight of NY wines or beers, enroll in a unique cooking class taught by professional chefs, or experience a wine & culinary event.

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Sports Activities

• Silver Creek Golf Course, Waterloo
  
  
• Seneca Falls Country Club, Seneca Falls
  
  
• Finger Lakes Race Track
  Thoroughbred horseracing, gaming and dining.
  
  
• Watkins Glen International Raceway
  Visit the Glen. Experience the race track yourself.
  
  
• Canal Side Destinations
  Kayak and Canoe rentals, boat tours of the Seneca-Cayuga canal.
  
  
• Geneva Bicycle Center
  Bike rentals by the day/weekend.
  
  
• Fuzzy Guppies – Specializing in human powered watercraft. Rent kayaks, canoes, and paddle boats by the day or week.

Area Colleges

• Hobart and William Smith College
  
  
• New York Chiropractic College

Area Restaurants

• Abigail’s Restaurant
  
  
• Emile’s Restaurant
  
  
• Ciccino’s Restaurant
  
  
• The Crow’s Nest Restaurant
  
  
• Dano’s Heuriger on Seneca
  
  
• Deerhead Inn
  
  
• Halsey's Restaurant
  
  
• The Kitchen at Hotel Clarence
  
  
• Parker’s Grille & Tap House
  
  
• Port’s Café
  
  
• Nonna’s Trattoria
  
  
• Phelp’s Hotel
  
  
• The Red Newt Winery & Bistro
  
  
• RiverPark Grille
  
  
• Torrey Park Grill
  
  
• Warfield's Restaurant, Clifton Springs