Geneva, NY - A Well-Rounded Finger Lakes Destination

A Great Welcome

Geneva New York makes for a great base of operations for your Finger Lakes Vacation. Located on lovely Seneca Lake, a landmark not to miss is the I Love NY Finger Lakes Welcome Center. It includes basic amenities for travelers including restrooms, an ATM, vending machines and a community meeting room, but also serves as a spacious cultural center highlighting locally sourced goods, includes a wine bar and is conveniently located to Seneca Lake State Park and trail. 

Luxury on the Lake

Luxury accommodations can be found at one-of-a-kind properties like those found at Geneva on the Lake and Belhurst Castle and Winery. Other properties boast a top-notch view and great choice of amenities, but spa treatments, beautiful gardens, award-winning on-site dining and buildings that are ripped right from the pages of Finger Lakes architectural history make them stand-outs of the region. 

Lake Trout Capital of America

Finger Lakes fishing is truly world-class – there is no place in the entire world that produces consistent trophy-sized trout, salmon, bass, walleye, pike, carp and catfish. However, one city in the region literally takes the title of "Lake Trout Capitol of the World" ... and for good reason. Not only has Geneva been home to the National Lake Trout Derby since 1964, but the photo evidence doesn't lie. Real, monster-sized lake trout are fished out by anglers old and young, experienced and inexperienced with regularity. 

College Town, Wine Country

The City of Geneva teams with life year-round and has a uniquely urban feel and vibrant downtown thanks to its roots in industry and academia throughout the 19th, 20th and now 21st centuries. Home to Hobart & William Smith Colleges, part of Geneva's lakefront has been preserved within the colleges' picturesque campuses. However, the city's outskirts, local dining and nightlife leave no doubt that it co-exists well within the quaint wine country that is the Finger Lakes region. 

Taste the Finger Lakes

In the Finger Lakes, dining is hyper-local. Find seasonal-fare in line with the variety of harvest seasons and contribute to the farm and farmers' market-to-table experiences that foodies from all over the east coast come to enjoy. Find old-world Italian classics at Cosentino's Ristorante; historic pub-style fare at Edgar's Stonecutter's Tavern at Belhurst Castle; and find dishes prepared with regional and seasonal ingredients at F2T Kitchen at 41 Lakefront Hotel and at Kindred Fare. As always, you will find the region's best wine and craft beverages at each of these stops.