Both the Beautiful and the Blights[]
Churches
Parks
Factories
Other Prominant Buildings
Things you'll see when whizzing by[]
- The JC Traffic circle - a place you might get slowed down. Currently undergoing a radical reconstruction, the traffic circle is the intersection of Route 201, Riverside Drive and Floral Avenue in Johnson City.
- Press and Sun Bulletin building - Going up next to CFJ Park
- Greensfield
- the Oakdale Mall
- Smokestacks and churches East to West
- Gold domes and steeples
- Centenary-Chenango Street United Methodist Church
- First Presbyterian Church
- Sarah Jane Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church
- St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church
- St. James Roman Catholic Church
- St. Michael's Greek Catholic Church
- Gold domes and steeples
- Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Church
- St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Downtown
- The Security Mutual Building
- The Press Building for many years, the tallest building in Binghamton.
- Binghamton State Office Building - the tallest and most infamous building in town (here's why)
Southside
- The Historic South Washington Street Bridge
- Number 5 Restaurant - fine dining in the former Engine Company Number 5 firehouse
Things you should stop and take notice of or visit when you can[]
- Roberson Museum and Science Center - home of the Link Planetarium and the Binghamton Visitor Center.
- Kopernick Observatory
- The Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park (AKA "Ross Park Zoo") - the fifth oldest "zoological institution" in the US.
- There are six historic carousels (we call them merry-go-rounds) in the "Triple Cities." They were given by George F. Johnson. You can ride all of them for free!
Goin' down Main Street
- The Arches - arches errected as tributes to George F. Johnson by the employees of Endicott Johnson
- "Your Home Library" in Johnson City
Downtown Binghamton
Outside of Town
- The Greater Binghamton Airport perhaps most famous for Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller's one finger salute during a 1976 campaign stop.
Resources[]
The gifts from the Johnson Family