Corning, New York

March 2024

When you hear Corning, you think glass. That's why we spent a most of our day there at the Museum of Glass. We saw glass being made, learned about the history of glass and, most importantly, learned how glass shaped this city. We also walked around downtown, walked across the river and had lunch at a neat old café.

01 Corning Historic Marker
There's a lot of history in the city of Corning
02 Rockwell Museum
We didn't have time to go to the Rockwell museum, but the outside is pretty cool
03 Glass Clock
Of course, Corning has a clock made of glass
05 Centerway Clock Tower
This clock tower greets you as you begin to walk across the Centerway
06 Centerway Bridge
The Centerway is a really nice pedestrian bridge
08 Chemung River
The Centerway crosses the Chemung River
10 Little Joe Tower
The Little Joe Tower is a Corning landmark. It was used to create glass tubes for thermometers.
13 Corning Museum Sign
One of the biggest reasons we came to Corning is for the Corning Museum of Glass
14 Dale Chihuly Sculpture
Unsurprisingly, the museum features a Dale Chihuly sculpture
15 Corning Museum Hall
I love the wide open white halls of the museum. They really show off the glass artifacts and art.
16 Glasses
That's a lot of glasses!
20 Glass Rabbit
I don't think I'd want to pet this rabbit
22 Cup Chandelier
There are lamps and lights of every type here
23 Melted Glasses
I assume these came from a winery on the sun?
24 Sausage Lamp
A sausage lamp because, sure, why not?
27 Glass Sculpting Demo
This glass sculpting demo was a lot of fun
28 Glass Sculpture
This little bird was the end result of the glass sculpting demo
30 Bottle Display
Don't forget the glass bottles too
33 Corningware Casseroles Display
Corningware casserole dishes come from Corning too!
36 Giant Glass Fruit
There's nothing for scale, but these fruits are a few feet tall
37 Glass Blowing Demo Stage
Waiting for a live glass blowing demo to begin
39 Glass Blowing Demo
Heating glass in the kiln for blowing
40 Glass Blowing Demo
I don't know how she even works that close to the red hot molten glass
41 Glass Blowing Demo
Shaping the hot glass in molds
45 Glass Blowing Demo
Torching her almost finished work of art
49 Glass Table & Chair
I'm not sure glass is the most suitable material for furniture
51 Bright Wacky Chandelier
When you need a chandelier for your funhouse
53 Pyrex Bowls
We literally use these exact bowls at home every day!
55 Punch Bowl
Wow, now that's a punchbowl!
56 Christmas Ornaments
So many of the Christmas ornaments you've ever seen were manufactured here in Corning or in Wellsboro.
57 Stained Glass
This stained glass window is a work of art
59 American Flag Capsule
I'm not sure what happens if you swallow this American flag capsule but it's glass so I'll leave it to someone else to find out.
61 Glass Monopoly Board
These glass Monopoly boards were actually for sale.
62 Centerway Bridge Sign
Walking back over the Centerway
68 First Bank & Trust Drive-Through
The drive-through at this bank is a bit fancier than most
71 Old World Cafe
We stopped for lunch at the Old World Cafe and were really glad we did
73 Old World Cafe
We stopped for lunch at the Old World Cafe and were really glad we did
76 Sprague Insurance Building
The Sprague Insurance Building is one of many neat old buildings in downtown Corning
77 Corning Glass Works Building
One of the old Corning Glass Works buildings
81 West Main Street
West Main Street in downtown Corning