About this city
Also known as: Salt City
Syracuse is the fifth-largest city in New York and a powerful, historic manufacturing, academic, and logistics giant positioned flatly at the crossroads of northeastern commerce. Incorporated in 1848 and named after the historic classical Greek city in Sicily, the city exploded into a global economic titan driven by massive salt-brine spring extractions along Onondaga Lake, once supplying most of the nation's salt. Today, Syracuse seamlessly balances its heavy industrial engineering past with Syracuse University's energetic collegiate athletic culture, boasting massive white-collar financial grids.
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Suggested stay: 1–3 days
Tour the breathtaking historic glass domes inside the Erie Canal Museum, stroll through the vibrant brick storefronts of Clinton Square, and catch a high-voltage NCAA basketball game at the JMA Wireless Dome.
