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Artisan Works has a Frank Lloyd Wright room that doubles at both dining area and library.

The rooftop garden at Artisan Works is a wonderful place to read a book or throw a party.

The Japanese tea room at Artisan Works is available for gatherings and is adjacent to a nearby kitchen.

Hundreds of people visit Charlotte Beach each February for the Polar Bear Plunge.

The area behind Village Gate is a popular spot for interesting graffiti.

This car is often parked in front of the Memorial Art Gallery. Rochesterians are known for their classic, alternative, and decorated vehicles.

Over 50 hot air balloons are launched at the annual New York State Festival of Balloons.

The Duchess at Ontario Beach Park was built in 1905.

Another view of The Water Towers in the woods behind Cobbs Hill Park.

The Goodie Shoppe in Webster is famous among elderly Rochesterians for its seven-layer ice cream cake, which they've been making since 1939. This is not that cake.

The Manhattan Square Park holds free music festivals in the summertime, making it an ideal place to "score."

The Liberty Pole has been around since 1846. This is the current base of the pole, which is a popular spot for rap battles and skateboarders.

The first Liberty Pole was erected in 1846. This is not that pole, but the one that for unknown reasons replaced it in 1861.

The Geva Theatre was established in 1972. Over 150,000 patrons attend Geva each year.

The Downstairs Cabaret Theatre has prided itself on showing untraditional productions since 1983. They attract many first-time theatre goers in Rochester.

Our local unions are comprised of many hard working members.

A view of the falls at nearby Letchworth State Park.

The walls of the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que are adorned with authentic vintage advertisements.

A chef at House of Sushi prepares his knives. Japanese Food is popular around town.

The Douglass-Anthony Bridge is our new triple arch bridge over the Genesee River.

The Patrick O'Rorke Bridge replaced the Stutson Street Bridge in Charlotte.

Our state fruit is the apple. Yum!

The ladybug is our state insect!

The Little Theater is a terrific place for independent, foreign, and regional films.

Hogans Hideaway restaurant on Park Avenue is known for its fancy hat collection.

The Mushroom House near Powder Mills Park was designed by Jim Johnson in the 1970's. It's a wild example of mid-century architecture.

The Lilac Festival is an annual showcase for the over 500 varieties of lilacs in Highland Park. Rochester has more lilacs than any other place on the planet.

Our state fish is the brook trout. They have been known to eat their own eggs at spawning time.

Milk is our state beverage. The Pittsford Dairy is a local favorite for old-fashioned fresh bottled milk.

The beaver was adopted as our state animal in 1975. Adult beavers weigh forty to fifty pounds.

The Rochester Raging Grannies are important local peace activists.

The marvelous laser light show at High Falls has a long standing rivalry with the laser light show at Rochester Museum & Science Center.

Bat Horse was created for the Horses On Parade project.

Women dancing at the annual Jazz Festival

Bottling at Canandaigua Wine in Canandaigua NY.

The Water Towers at Cobbs Hill are abandoned, but have not gone unused since ceasing operation. They now serve as a canvas for the city's graffiti artists

The Abandoned Subway is an incredible experience, an urban exploration opportunity rivaling the offerings of almost any other city. It is a popular destination for photographers and thrillseekers, along with being home for a sizable portion of the city's homeless.

The High Falls killed Sam Patch.

The Fast Ferry, pictured here in an August 2004 file photo, was a quick and easy way to get across Lake Ontario until it failed financially.

Rochester's warm winter weather makes for speedy, safe commutes in all seasons.

Our state fossil, the Eurypterid 420 million years ago, eurypterids swam the tropical reefs of prehistoric Pittsford.

RoCo, an exciting contemporary gallery on East Ave, often offers free food, wine, and music on opening nights of new exhibitions.

The Memorial Art Gallery hosts many interesting exhibitions. The Extreme Materials exhibition included this work by Jess von der Ahe, made from gold leaf and catamenia.

Tryon Park is a rambling forest in the city that invites dog walking, hiking, mountain biking, and paintball.

The nearby town of Rush is home to the New York Museum of Transportation

Berkeley Street is a fine residential street in the Park Avenue neighborhood.

Pet pigs are illegal in the city of Rochester, but are legal in some suburbs. This image shows a city pig named Winston.

Rochester is lucky to have a spice warehouse open to the public.

The stunningly gorgeous Lamberton Conservatory in Highland Park is available for wedding ceremonies for a nominal fee.

The train trestle at Letchworth State Park offers soaring views. It's actively used by trains every day and is technically off limits to visitors, which makes it a popular location for law breaking hippies and rail-riding hobos.

The City of Rochester hasn't yet figured out how to address the issue of abandoned houses.

Certain forests in Rochester may explode with bluebells for a few weeks every May.

The Genesee Valley Hunt Race Meet in October features shepherding demos, wiener dog races, dog agility contests, and parades of hunting dogs.

A Rochesterian preparing wild grapes for wine making. Homebrewing and wine making are practiced in this area.

The flaming hue of the Burning Bush makes it a desirable choice for landscapers in Rochester.

Garden gnomes are a constant threat to the City of Rochester.

City residents utilize container gardening to make more of small spaces.

Rochester has at least one 24/7 emergency animal hospital for our pets.

There are so many lilac bushes in Rochester that some consider them a traffic hazard!

The annual Memorial Day weekend Red, White, and Blue Balloon Rally at Letchworth State Park.

Sunset from Webster's Sandbar Park