Tour

A Suggested Tour

This section describes one potential pre-planned tour of Rochester. It gives visiting people specific things to do, many of which are unique to the area.

Day 1

• Diner: Nick Tahou's
  

• Coffee Shop: Java's
  

• Restaurant: Find something to your taste in the Park Avenue Area
  

• Visit High Falls
  

• Take a tour of George Eastman House

Day 2

• Diner: Jine's Restaurant
  

• Coffee Shop: Spot Coffee
  

• Restaurant: Grab some Japanese food from one of our Sushi restaurants, several places have Rochester original creations
  

• Catch a movie at Little Theatre
  

• Tour the Erie Canal on The Sam Patch

Day 3

• Visit a Wegmans for some snacks
  

• Travel to Letchworth State Park or a Finger Lake Winery
  

• Come back and have dinner at Sticky Lips Pit BBQ

A Day in Rochester with Kids

• Breakfast: Visit Charlie's Frog Pond for a great breakfast. You'll need it!
  

• Before Lunch: Head to the Strong National Museum of Play, and play all morning!
  

• Lunch : Grab a bite in the Tom Wahl's Diner Car in the Strong Museum.
  

• After Lunch: More time in the Strong Museum or, if your kids are a little older, the Rochester Museum and Science Center. If it is nice out, visit Cobbs Hill Park to fly a kite, climb the hill, and feed the fowl.

Saturday

• Go by the Public Market to buy some apples and eat an empanada at Juan and Maria's.
  

• Drive to Corning and spend the day at the Corning Museum of Glass
  

• Get a pizza from a place reviewed by the Rochester NY Pizza Blog

Seasons

Summer

• Go to a Festival. It doesn't matter what weekend it is, there's one going on.
  

• See other: Outdoor Activities

Winter

• Go sledding or ice skating.
  

• See Indoor Activities

Formal Tours

• Cobblestone Building Tour - Driving tour to learn about & experience the unique pre-Civil War structures built with glacial and lake-washed cobblestones, that still exist today as living history.
  

• Local travel agencies can arrange tours of Rochester, the Finger Lakes Wine Trail, Niagara Falls and More...
  

• Some Things Afoot tour guide Patrick Adams offers a pay-what-you-want walking tour of two of Rochester's most well-known neighborhoods, Park Avenue, and NOTA