New Year's Eve is just around the corner and Ithaca is alive with anticipation. Whether you’re hoping for a lively party, a romantic evening out, or a more intimate start to the year, New Year’s Eve in Ithaca has it all! There's really no bad [...]
Thinking about a holiday vacation to Ithaca, NY? Great idea! You’re in for a charming and delightfully offbeat winter getaway, featuring a host of fun Ithaca holiday events. Visiting Ithaca around the holidays is like slipping into a storybook. Everywhere you look there is small-town [...]
Visit the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca, NY and enjoy an inspiring journey through our planet’s 4.5-billion-year history. Exhibits at the museum trace earth’s fascinating story, from the earliest fossils to the human era. Better yet, it's all just minutes from your Classic Country [...]
Fall in New York’s Finger Lakes is a worthy spectacle no matter how you take it in but the Cayuga Leaf Limited from Finger Lakes Rail Experience may be one of the best! This fall foliage train ride brings you the season’s bright colors from [...]
Celebrate harvest season with a visit to the 43rd Annual Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival! This much-loved event returns with farm-stand produce, cider treats, craft vendors, live music, and more: September 26 through 28, 2025. Every fall, the Ithaca Commons is transformed by the annual Apple [...]
Watkins Glen State Park waterfall With over 150 waterfalls within 10 square miles, the Finger Lakes make the perfect vacation destination for any waterfall enthusiast. From urban gems to towering state‑park icons, Ithaca’s "Ithaca is Gorges" spirit is very real - but where to begin? We [...]
The 2025 Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance celebrates the annual event's 33rd year with a genre-spanning lineup of over 80 different artists. July 17–20 at the Trumansburg Fairgrounds, just minutes from Classic Country Vacation Homes! The Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival has been [...]
Wine lovers take note: our Finger Lakes vacation rentals are within easy distance of the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail, America's first organized and longest-running wine trail! Established along the scenic shores of Cayuga Lake in 1983, this historic wine trail leads to 10, family-owned and [...]
