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Chautauqua County Attractions

Chautauqua County, New York is home to a wealth of antique shops, vineyards, wineries, farm markets, artists, galleries and historic sites. For the more adventurous there's biking & hiking trails, horseback riding, hot air balloon rides and a brand new state of the art ice skating arena. Conveniently located on the outskirts of Jamestown, NY, air service is provided at the Chautauqua County Airport.

• Peek 'n Peak Resort & Spa is 5 minutes from downtown Findley Lake. The area's premier ski/golf destination

also boasts some of the finest resort accommodations & amenities. Peek 'n Peak welcomes the PGA National Tour

to our corner of Chautauqua County during the annual Lake Erie Charity Classic, scheduled for June, 2003.

• Chautauqua Institution is a world-renowned cultural center for the arts & humanities, and is the home of

popular and classical entertainment, classes, lectures and a wonderful collection of restored Victorian architecture.

• Chautauqua-Lake Erie Wine Trail - with 21 member wineries centered along the Lake Erie shoreline, the

Wine Trail is home to the largest grape growing region in the East.

• Chautauqua-Lake Erie Art Trail - local artists are inspired by the verdant vineyards and fields, lush forests,

rolling hills, lakefront communities and spectacular Lake Erie shoreline.

• Lily Dale Assembly - the world's largest spiritual community.

• Panama Rocks Scenic Park - The Panama Rocks are reputed to be the world's most extensive outcropping of

glacier-sculpted, ocean quartz-conglomerate rock. A one mile hiking trail encircles the formation and leads

through towering rocks where enormous tree roots snake down and delicate ferns & mosses abound. Explore hundreds of crevice "alley" passages ways, deep cavernous dens and small caves. The trail can be hiked non-stop

in 20 minutes, but most people spend time off-trail exploring in the rock area for hours. A trail map is provided, however, all tours are self-guided.

• Lake Erie Speedway - sanctioned by NASCAR the Speedway will host two NASCAR touring events in addition

to being a part of the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series.

• Nearby Jamestown, New York is the home of the Lucy-Desi Museum, Roger Tory Peterson Institute,

Audubon Nature Center, & Reg Lenna Civic Center, a beautifully-restored 1923 vaudeville theatre.

• The "heartlands" of Chautauqua County offer the Gerry Rodeo, the oldest consecutively running rodeo

east of the Mississippi and lush countryside dotted with Amish communities and working dairy farms.

• Thinking about horseback riding? Check out Double Dab Riding Stables. Here you'll find beautifully- scenic
  trail rides, pony rides and an ever-growing petting farm.

• The Lighthouses of Lake Erie