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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Elmira

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Elmira, New York

Updated January 17, 2023

Unusual Attractions in Elmira

Elmira, New York

Mark Twain's Study

The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.

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Mark Twain's Grave

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.

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'Hellmira' Monument

All that remains of one of the Civil War's more deadly POW camps is a simple flagstone.

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John W. Jones Museum

A historical home in upstate New York honors the work of John W. Jones, a formerly enslaved man who was a major agent for the Underground Railroad.

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Eldridge Park

This formerly abandoned amusement park includes a classic carousel and a replica of Mark Twain's famous hut-like Elmira study.

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Corning Museum of Glass

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

13 miles from Elmira

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