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Cortland, New York: Smoke-Breathing Dragon

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Address:
17 Lankler Drive, Cortland, NY
Directions:
Southwest of downtown. From NY-281/West Rd turn east at the stoplight onto Lankler Drive, onto the SUNY Cortland campus. Drive a quarter-mile. You'll see the football stadium on the right; the dragon is in front of its entrance, next to the road.
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Smoke-Breathing Dragon

26 feet long, symbol of the SUNY Cortland Red Dragon sports teams. Built in 2017. Belches smoke when the home team scores, but impressive-looking even when it doesn't.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [01/06/2021]

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Dragon.

Smoke-Breathing Dragon

Totally worth the side trip. There's a small pullover directly in front of him for quick pics.

[Malena, 12/18/2023]

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