You might say Corning was built on glass. The "Crystal City" is the home of Corning Inc., which moved here in 1868 as the Flint Glass Company. Art glass aficionados visit to check out the home of Steuben Glass, founded here in 1903. You can learn just about everything there is to know about glass art, history and science at
The Corning Museum of Glass. Exhibits cover 35 centuries of glassmaking—from Egyptian tombs to Tiffany vases to space shuttle windows. Watch hot glassblowing demonstrations, and then create your own masterpiece at a workshop. Find glass art, jewelry and collectibles at the GlassMarket, one of the nation's largest museum stores.
Even though it's world-famous, Corning has small-town charm. Market Street, in the
Gaffer District, is lined with trees and visitor-friendly shops, galleries and hot glass studios. Nearby, the
Rockwell Museum of Western Art highlights American Western and Native American
art, along with an extensive collection of Steuben glass.