Allegany County, New York travel guide: things to do, food & where to stay

Overview

Allegany County is in the Southern Tier of New York state.

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Plan your trip

Best time to visit & weather

Most comfortable: May–Sep. Summer highs reach about 80°F; winter lows dip to about 19°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Sep and Oct. (climate data from nearby Buffalo)

Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).

Getting there

From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
BFD Bradford Regional Airport, Bradford — 44 mi away. Directions
ELM Elmira Corning Regional Airport, Elmira/Corning — 59 mi away. Directions
BUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Buffalo — 59 mi away (major hub). Directions

Full “Get in” guide ↓

Sample 2-day trip

Day 1: Cuba — Cuba Cheese Museum.
Day 2: Alfred — Alfred University.

Built from the best-covered destinations in this region; open each for its own day plan.

Places in Allegany County

Cuba

City / town · 7 listings

Alfred

City / town · 1 listings

Cities

Belmont — the county seat
Alfred — home of Alfred State College, one of the state university system's highest-regarded technical schools, as well as the smaller, private Alfred University
Angelica — antique shopping galore in the "Town Where History Lives"
Bolivar — 19th-century oil boomtown that was briefly the wealthiest municipality in the U.S. per capita, now home to the Pioneer Oil Museum
Cuba — no longer the "Cheese Capital of the World", but still famous for locally produced cheeses and other dairy products
Houghton — another college town, this charming village is the home of Houghton College
Rushford — vacation cottages aplenty on the shore of Rushford Lake
Wellsville — the largest village in Allegany County (population about 4,500), named not for the oil wells that flourished here in the 19th century but for a prominent local citizen