We have one thing to say to all you naysayers, non-believers, negative Nellies, and ne’er-do-wells:

Stick the following in your pipe and smoke it.

Just look at all these cool things about Syracuse:
According to The Places Rated Almanac, Syracuse ranks in the top 10% of Best Places to Live. See? We’re not the only ones who think Syracuse rocks.
We have the cleanest air in America, according to Self Magazine. This is very good news, particularly for people who like to breathe.
There are more than 890,000 trees in our community. Perfect for climbin’, fort-buildin’, or nappin’ under.

Our central location means we’re within five hours of every major metro in the east, including New York City, Boston, Toronto, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia. (You can practically hear the cheesesteaks calling your name.)
Your housing dollar goes farther in Syracuse. The median selling price of a home in Onondaga County is only $107,000. That means you live large, baby.

There are more colleges within 50 miles than any place outside of Boston. In case you get a hankerin’ for knowledge.


There are over 40 golf courses in the region – more than any other area in the Northeast. Grip it and rip it anytime you damn well please.

  We have more than 40 different museums and galleries, including the nationally known Everson Museum of Art. (Which was designed by I.M. Pei, we might add. Not too shabby.)


Syracuse has a professional opera, a professional theater, and a professional symphony orchestra. And each one will blow you away.
The Landmark Theatre in downtown Syracuse is the last remaining depression era movie palace. It is without a doubt the coolest place on the planet to see a concert, show, or movie.

The Syracuse Jazz Fest is the largest free jazz festival in the Northeast, and regularly attracts some of the biggest musicians in the business. Which means if Syracuse is cool enough for the likes of Ray Charles, Diana Krall, Lou Rawls, and Stanley Clarke, well, then, it’s cool enough for you.


Syracuse University is home to the Carrier Dome – the only domed stadium in the Northeast. It’s home to some pretty good Division 1 sports teams – including the NCAA National Champion Men’s Basketball and Lacrosse teams, thank you very much.

 

Our minor league baseball team – the Syracuse SkyChiefs – is the AAA affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. It’s where Carlos Delgado learned to be the stud he is.

Every year the New York State Fair – which is based in Syracuse – attracts more than one million people from across the Northeast. It’s the longest running state fair in the country. Probably because of the awesome fried dough you can get there.


Our Museum of Science and Technology (MOST) offers New York State’s only IMAX-Dome theatre. It’s big. It’s dome-y. And it’s the only way to see a movie, man.