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
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Diner: Nick Tahou's
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Coffee Shop: Java's
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Restaurant: Find something to your taste in the Park Avenue Area
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Visit High Falls
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Take a tour of George Eastman House
Day 2
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Diner: Jine's Restaurant
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Coffee Shop: Spot Coffee
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Restaurant: Grab some Japanese food from one of our Sushi restaurants, several places have Rochester original creations
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Catch a movie at Little Theatre
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Tour the Erie Canal on The Sam Patch
Day 3
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Visit a Wegmans for some snacks
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Travel to Letchworth State Park or a Finger Lake Winery
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Come back and have dinner at Sticky Lips Pit BBQ
A Day in Rochester with Kids
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Breakfast: Visit Charlie's Frog Pond for a great breakfast. You'll need it!
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Before Lunch: Head to the Strong National Museum of Play, and play all morning!
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Lunch : Grab a bite in the Tom Wahl's Diner Car in the Strong Museum.
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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
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Go by the Public Market to buy some apples and eat an empanada at Juan and Maria's.
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Drive to Corning and spend the day at the Corning Museum of Glass
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Get a pizza from a place reviewed by the Rochester NY Pizza Blog
Seasons
Summer
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Go to a Festival. It doesn't matter what weekend it is, there's one going on.
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See other: Outdoor Activities
Winter
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Go sledding or ice skating.
Formal Tours
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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.
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Local travel agencies can arrange tours of Rochester, the Finger Lakes Wine Trail, Niagara Falls and More...
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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