Cornell’s 2,300 hundred acre campus is located in Ithaca, New York, a vibrant college town in the Finger Lakes region of central New York State. Ithaca is home to a wide array of bookstores, shops, restaurants, and cultural activities (including professional opera and ballet companies). On campus, you’ll find academic buildings and residence halls, libraries and eateries, and state-of-the-art research labs and facilities. The buildings reflect our storied past and progressive future. Near campus, explorers find waterfalls, wineries, state parks, and forests throughout the county. To see more, check out a live view of campus from atop Barnes Hall.