Onondaga Historical Museum

Arts center displaying year-round theatrical productions.

Opened in 1928, this extravagant Roaring Twenties-era performing arts theater hosts many live musical & theatrical productions throughout the year. Offers nearly 3,000 seats surrounded with golden decor.

The canal no longer passes through downtown Syracuse, but this museum celebrates its history. Features the last standing weighlock on the canal, a replica of an old canal freighter, and a number of historical exhibits.

AHL minor league hockey team is the highest affiliate of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning.

Musicians from the Syracuse Symphony, a half-century-old ensemble bankrupted in 2011, formed Symphoria, Syracuse's musician-led symphony orchestra. Offers more than 50 annual concerts in the Crouse-Hinds Theater and throughout the local community.

Houses 11,000 works of American art, with an excellent permanent collection of ceramics, in a building designed by architect I.M. Pei.