Directions

The Paleontological Research Institution and its Museum of the Earth are located at 1259 Trumansburg Road/Route 96, Ithaca, NY 14850.

By Public Transportation

Taking TCAT (Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit) is convenient and easy! To visit the Museum of the Earth all you need do is hop on TCAT's Route 14.  This can be picked up in downtown Ithaca  - right off the famous Ithaca Commons.  You can ask the driver to stop at the top of the drive and walk down, or you can hop off at the first stop on the Cayuga Medical Center's campus.  Hop off the bus and take the pathway towards the Museum's campus and join us on a Journey Through Time!  To plan your trip, and to find out where else you can pick up the bus click here: TCAT.

From Rochester (North/West)

- Take I-490 East to I-90 East/NYS Thruway.
- Take the Route 14 exit (Exit 42) toward Geneva/Lyons.
- Turn Right onto Route 14 South. Merge onto Route 96A South.
- Follow Route 96A to Route 96 South for about 40 miles (~45 minutes).
- The Museum of the Earth is located on your left, immediately after Cayuga Medical Center. - Approximate driving time: 2 hours.

From Syracuse (North/East)

- Take I-81 South to Exit 12 Homer/Cortland.
- Keep Left at the fork in the ramp.
- Turn Left onto Route 281/West Homer Rd.
- Continue to follow Route 281. Route 281 becomes Route 13.
- Turn Right onto Route 13/West Main Street. Continue to follow Route 13 South.
- Turn Right onto Route 96/West Buffalo St.
- Stay in the Left lane, follow signs for Route 96 and the Hospital.
- From Route 13, the Museum of the Earth is located 2.3 miles on your Right, immediately south of Cayuga Medical Center.
Approximate driving time: 1 hour.

From Corning/Elmira (South/West)

- Take Route 17/Southern Tier Expressway to Route 13 (Exit 54) toward Ithaca.
- Follow Route 13 into Ithaca.
- Turn Left onto Route 96/West Buffalo St. Stay in the Left lane, following signs for Route 96 and the Hospital.
- From Route 13, the Museum of the Earth is located 2.3 miles on your Right, immediately before Cayuga Medical Center.
Approximate driving time: 1 hour, 15 minutes.


From Binghamton (South/East)

- Take Route 17 to I-81 North.
- Take Exit 8/Ithaca.
- At the end of the exit ramp, turn Right onto Route 26, following signs for Route 11/Route 206/Whitney Point.
- At the T intersection, turn Left following signs for Route 79 West.
- Continue to follow Route 79 West into Ithaca for about 30 miles.
- Continue to downtown Ithaca, bearing Right onto East Seneca Street.
- Continue on East Seneca, following signs to Route 13.
- Turn Right onto Route 13 North, merging into the Left lane.
- Turn Left on Route 96/West Buffalo Street. Stay in the Left lane, following signs for Route 96 and the Hospital.
- From Route 13, the Museum of the Earth is located 2.3 miles on your Right, immediately before Cayuga Medical Center.
Approximate driving time: 1 hour, 20 minutes.

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