Landmarks

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
 * 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
 * The Broome County Courthouse

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