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Binghamton University's performing arts center, home to the Osterhout Concert Theater, Chamber Hall and Watters Theater; it presents a Center Series of visiting performers plus music and theatre department shows.

Binghamton University's soccer and lacrosse venue, opened in 2007, with two synthetic turf fields and seating for 2,534 at the competition field.

Free campus museum in the Fine Arts Building with changing exhibitions and a collection of about 5,000 objects from antiquity to the present.

Campus arena completed in 2004; Dr. Bai Lee Court seats 5,142 for Bearcats basketball, and the building also hosts concerts and other large events.

190-acre preserve on the Binghamton University campus, including a 20-acre wetland, with trails and more than 200 recorded bird species.

Campus gym where Bearcats volleyball and wrestling compete, with bleacher seating for 1,135.

County-run 1,500-seat theatre that opened in 1919 as the Binghamton Theatre; home to Broadway in Binghamton, Tri-Cities Opera and the Binghamton Philharmonic, with a Robert Morton theatre organ.

Downtown county library on Court Street with free programs for all ages, local history and genealogy resources, and book sales.

The largest of the area's six carousels, installed in 1923 with 72 carved figures and original scenic panels; it runs in summer and hosts Holiday Lights on Fridays and Saturdays between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

State park with two kettle lakes, Chenango and Lily, an 18-hole golf course, hiking trails with winter cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, 184 campsites and 24 cabins.

Theater on Nanticoke Avenue where BLAST (Bold Local Artists of the Southern Tier) runs its season, including a long-running holiday A Christmas Carol.

Owego's public library on Main Street, with public computers, Wi-Fi, children's programs and Friends of the Library book sales.

Hands-on children's museum and Story Garden in Ross Park, next to but separate from the zoo; admission is free on the first Friday of each month from 4 to 6:30pm.

County park with a boat launch onto the 1,200-acre Whitney Point reservoir, picnic grounds, and a beach and boat rentals from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day.

Community performing arts center in the Robert Eckert Theater, the former Lyric Theater built in 1917, with local productions, a performing arts school and seasonal fundraisers.

Endicott's public library on Park Street, with a teen room, classes and clubs.

1934 carousel with 36 horses and two chariots in its original pavilion, restored in 1994, in the park at the heart of Endicott's North Side and Little Italy; rides run seasonally.

Broome County's first park, with a spring-fed lake, a campground, a summer beach and boat rentals, and cross-country ski trails when there is enough snow.

14-acre county park whose former 1972 ice rink is now an indoor sports building with five pickleball courts; a seasonal outdoor ice rink runs December to February.

Quiet county nature area with about 4 miles of trails through woods and fields around a 24-acre pond; shore fishing is allowed, but not camping, swimming or boating.

Town of Owego park with paved roads for walking and biking, a first-come campground, pavilions, sports fields, a playground, a public boat launch and a dog park.

1925 carousel with 36 animals, including a pig and a dog; it is the only one of the six that was moved, having started at Endicott's old En-Joie Park. Rides run seasonally.

Waterman Center preserve in the Town of Union hills with a ravine, shale cliffs and small waterfalls along Gray's Creek and about 40 acres of old-growth forest.

Small theater company staging contemporary plays in the former Central Firehouse on Carroll Street; parking is through the gated lot off Centenary Street.

Observatory and science center open to the public on Friday nights from March to mid-December for a STEM talk and telescope viewing; weekday tours by appointment.

Ballpark of the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, the city's Eastern League minor league baseball team; games run in spring and summer.

Axe-throwing venue on Front Street with coached lanes, darts and a bar serving beer, wine, cider and seltzers that is open to non-throwers.

Indoor golf venue on Country Club Road with five Trackman simulator bays, a lounge and full bar, golf leagues and occasional live music.

Independently owned brewery, farm cidery and pizza shop on Route 17C in Endicott making small-batch beer, cider and kombucha, with occasional live music.

Bar and restaurant in the Park Manor Plaza on Hooper Road with late weekend hours, daily food and drink specials, weekend brunch with bottomless mimosas and Monday team trivia.

Woman-owned bar and grill on US 11 in Kirkwood serving burgers made with local beef, pizza and wings, with pool, darts, Wednesday music bingo and Saturday karaoke.

Country nightclub and event hall on Front Street with a 2,400-square-foot oak dance floor, a long bar and Southern-style food, known for free weekly line-dancing lessons and country concerts.

Broome County park with a paved walking and biking trail, picnic shelters, sports fields, community gardens and the PetSafe dog park at Otsiningo North; it hosts Spiedie Fest and Balloon Rally.

Gilded Age mansion museum on Court Street with guided and self-guided tours, history talks, walking tours and a Binghamton Philharmonic chamber series.

Restored 1925 carousel with 60 jumping horses in George F. Johnson Recreation Park, which also has a bandshell, a reflecting pond and the Rod Serling Memorial Plaque; rides run seasonally.

Museum built around a Gilded Age mansion, with rotating art, history and science exhibitions; its Link Planetarium is temporarily closed for renovations.

George F. Johnson carousel installed in 1920 with 60 jumping horses, two chariots and an original Wurlitzer band organ; free rides run seasonally, Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day.

Zoo founded in 1875 inside Ross Park, home to 34 species and part of several Species Survival Plans for endangered animals.

Goodwill Theatre's intimate performance space on the first floor of a municipal fire station building, with concerts, plays, tribute acts and children's shows.

Community college campus on Upper Front Street where the SUNY Broome Hornets play home basketball, volleyball and soccer games.

758-seat hockey arena and events space on the SUNY Broome campus, with public skating sessions and ice rentals.

Museum, research library and genealogy archive on the Susquehanna riverbank in the Village of Owego; founded in 1914, with no reservation needed to visit.

Home of Tri-Cities Opera, founded in 1949, with Savoca Hibbitt Hall, where several of its productions are staged, plus the company's scenic and costume shops.

Vestal's public library on the Vestal Parkway, supported by an active Friends of the Library group.

County-owned downtown arena built in 1973, seating about 5,000; home of the Binghamton Black Bears hockey team, and host to concerts, expos and some Binghamton University basketball games.

Nature center in the Apalachin hills with about 5 miles of trails past ponds, forest and a small gorge, ambassador animals and weekend nature programs; it also manages five other preserves.

1929 carousel with 36 animals, including a pig and a dog, beside the old Endicott-Johnson factories; rides run seasonally, Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day.

Johnson City's public library on Main Street, with monthly book discussions and take-home programs.