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About Corning, NY
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 Corning, New York is a city thriving with captivating history. It is located in Western New York in the heart of the Finger Lakes region. World renowned for its glass making, the Corning Museum of Glass allows you to discover the art, history, and science of glass. Historic Market Street is a true delight, flourishing with glass making studios, antiques, restaurants, and specialty shops. Corning has a large population of fine arts, from local glass artists to famous works featured in the Rockwell Museum, as well as notable entertainment performed by local theater, ballet, and music groups.
Corning is filled with small town charm along with decades of fascinating history.
Welcome
Welcome to the Finger Lakes Wine Country. Corning has an abundance of activities for people of all ages, and we personally would like to invite you and your family to enjoy all that Corning has to offer. The city hosts special events throughout the year, so no matter what the season, exciting activities are always available. The Information Center, located in the Baron Steuben Building at Centerway Square on historic Market Street, is a year round facility providing information to visitors and residents about Corning and the Finger Lakes. We would like to provide you with an exciting and memorable trip. To insure a well-guided experience we encourage you to take advantage of the many resources that the Corning Information Center provides.
History of Corning, NY
 The History of Corning offers a brief story of the land, events and the people that were the ingredients which formed the flavor of our community today. This section is rich with text, pictures and links to other historically relevant web sites. A special thanks to Thomas P. Dimitroff and Lois S. Janes for the contribution of text from their book, "History of the Corning Painted Post Area, 200 Years in Painted Post Country" and to the Corning-Painted Post Historical Society for donating photos.
Please click here to take the History Tour.
Directions
Visit MapQuest.com or RandMcNally.com for directions to Corning, NY. For directions from nearby metro markets, please scroll down this page.
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Rochester:
- Take I 390 South
- Pick-up I 86 East (Route 17 East)
- I 86 takes you right into Corning (I 390 South and I 86 East merge at the Prattsburg/Kanona exit)
- Take exit 45
Binghamton:
- Take I 86 West (Route 17 West) to Corning
Williamsport:
- Take Route 15 North
- Pick-up I 86 East (Route 17 East) at
- Painted Post
- Follow signs for Corning
Jamestown:
- Take I 86 East (Route 17 East) to Corning
Albany:
- Take I 88 West to Binghamton
- At Binghamton pick-up I 86 West to Corning
NYC:
- Take I 80 West
- Pick-up I 380 North
- Near Scranton, PA, pick-up I 81 North
- Near Binghamton Pick-up I 86 West
- Follow I 86 West to Corning
Niagara Falls:
- Take Niagara Falls Expressway to I 90 (NYS Thruway)
- Take I 90 to Route 63 South
- Pick-up I 390 South Take I 86 East to Corning (I 390 and I 86 merge in Prattsburg/Kanona exit)
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Ithaca/Cortland:
- Take Route 13 South to Horseheads
- At Horseheads, pick-up I 86 West
- Follow I 86 West to Corning
Syracuse/Watertown/Thousand Islands:
- Take I 81 South to Cortland
- Pick-up Route 13 South at Cortland
- Take Route 13 South to Horseheads
- Pick-up I 86 West in Horseheads
- Follow I 86 West to Corning
Utica:
- Take I 90 West to Syracuse
- Pick-up I 81 South in Syracuse
- In Cortland, pick-up route 13 South
- Pick-up I 86 West in Horseheads
- Follow I 86 to Corning
Old Forge/Adirondack Mountains:
- Take Route 12 South to Utica
- In Utica, take I 90 West to Syracuse
- Pick-up I 81 South in Syracuse
- In Cortland, pick-up Route 13 South
- Pick-up I 86 West in Horseheads
- Follow I 86 to Corning
Buffalo:
- Take I 90 (NYS Thruway) to Batavia
- In Batavia, take Route 63 South to Mt. Morris
- In Mt. Morris, take I 390 South
- Pick-up I 86 East to Corning (I 390 and I 86 merge in Prattsburg/Kanona exit)
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Maps of Corning
 Looking for something in Corning? Having entered downtown Corning, look for signs directing you to Market Street. This will put you in the center of Corning's Gaffer District. Our Information Center/Visitor Services is located next to the Clocktower in the square on Market Street.
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icons for full views online. Use the Map.pdf file for best results when printing.
(Note: use the magnify feature in acrobat when viewing the pdf online)
City of
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Map.pdf
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- Corning New York Chamber of Commerce, 1 West Market Street, Suite 302, Corning 14830
