Mirror-smooth ponds, peaceful trails and bountiful botanical gardens set the tone for the expansive outdoor area known as Cornell Plantations. Part of Cornell University, these grounds offer not only an escape in the great outdoors but also, through lectures, child-oriented classes and a variety of interactive programs, seek to educate about indigenous plant and wildlife. Between the 4,300-acre natural area, the 25-acre botanical gardens and the 150-acre arboretum even repeat visitors will have no trouble finding some new landscape to explore.

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