As you approach Ithaca, you travel along rolling hillsides with beautiful views carved into the landscape by our gorges. Churning waterfalls, vibrant culture and cuisine, in a place founded in education create an electric and eclectic energy that recharges the soul and offers opportunities for connections with nature, learning and exploration.
More than a quarter of a million visitors come to Ithaca and Tompkins County each year, and Visit Ithaca is grateful for the opportunity to share all that our region has to offer. Our partners are an integral part of the economy, and create a place that people want to visit and that enhances the quality of life for our year-round residents. We are happy to see – and support – our friends and neighbors bring their unique vision to our communities, and that we get to share the waterfalls, colleges, restaurants and art installations we have for people to visit!
A division of Tompkins Chamber, the Tompkins County Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official destination management organization for Tompkins County. We work with the Strategic Tourism Planning Board, an advisory board to the Tompkins County Legislature, to support the county’s strategic tourism plan goals in fostering a healthy economy and a vibrant destination and improving the quality of life in Tompkins County.
We strive to be an inclusive organization in an inclusive community. Visit Ithaca is a trusted resource for visitors, tourism partners and local officials. Relationship building is central to our work, whether we are connecting with a visitor or a partner, or promoting our destination through outreach to media, and tour and conference groups.
A small town with a big-city feel, Ithaca has something for people of all ages to enjoy, no matter the season. And that energy is something you have to be here to feel, so come visit to let us show you why “Ithaca is Gorges.”
