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Museums in Steuben County

Ben Patterson Inn Museum

59 W. Pulteney St.

Corning, NY 14830

607-937-5281

Home of the Corning Painted Post Historical Society, this former tavern built in 1796 has period room settings, local history artifacts, and a gift shop. Also part of the Society's museum complex are the Wixson Road log house, the Starr Barn and attached blacksmith shop, and the 1878 Browntown District Schoolhouse.

The Call Homestead Museum

Hartsville Historical Museum

420 Post Rd. (Rt. 28)

(Town of Hartsville)

Andover, NY 14806

607-698-4789

Rural life from the 1800s to the 1940s.

Corning Museum of Glass

One Museum Way

Corning, NY 14830

800-732-6845

Learn the origins of glassmaking, view some of the most beautiful glass objects in the world, watch glassblowers and carvers in action. Gift shop, café.

Elm Cottage Museum

Steuben County History Center

Magee House

1 Cohocton St.

Bath, NY 14819

607-664-2199

Depicts life in early Bath with furniture, household items, clothing, and photographs.

Glenn Curtiss Museum

8419 Rt. 54

Hammondsport, NY 14840

607-569-2160

Aircraft, motorcycles, and other artifacts, memorabilia, and historic displays relating to the mechanical genius of Glenn Curtiss. Play area for children.

Greyton H. Taylor Wine Museum

Bully Hill Vineyards

8843 Greyton H. Taylor Memorial Dr.

Hammondsport, NY 14840

607-868-3610

The history of winemaking.

Narcissa Prentiss House

7225 Co. Rt. 75

Prattsburgh, NY 14873

607-522-4537

Birthplace of Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, first White woman to cross the Rockies. House is owned by the Prattsburgh Community Historical Society.

Painted Post-Erwin Museum

Steuben and High Sts.

Painted Post, NY 14870

607-962-0249

Housed in a restored station of the Delaware, Lackawana & Western Railroad, the museum has an extensive local history collection.

Rockwell Museum of Western Art

111 Cedar St.

Corning, NY

607-937-5386

Extensive collection of American West and American Indian art, including textiles, jewelry, ceramics, wood carvings, and paintings. Gift shop, café.

Veterans Administration Historical Museum

76 Veterans Ave.

Bath, NY 14810

607-664-4771

Housed in what was once the New York State Soldiers and Sailors Home, this military and medicine museum has artifacts dating back to 1776.