I have been living here now for about twelve years and am familiar with many of the things to do in Rochester, NY. When we get visitors from out of state, we try to take them out to experience some of the things unique to Rochester. Here is my list of things to do in Rochester, NY:
George Eastman House is located at 900 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14607. It is a large mansion that you can tour. It also contains a photography collection of over 400,000 images.
Susan B Anthony House was the private home of Susan B. Anthony and is located at 17 Madison St, Rochester, NY.
Mt Hope Cemetery is a large and very old cemetery. Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, Edward Bausch and other important people are buried here.
You gotta try a “Garbage Plate” (aka Dumpster/Refuge/Trash, etc Plates). These are available in many place with names usually ending in Hots, such as Perinton Hots, Penfield Hots, Fairport Hots, etc. They typically consist of a grilled burger patties with cheese, macaroni salad, and home fries topped with onions, mustard, and or hot sauce.
Bill Grays/Tom Wahls are a couple local restaurant chains. They both sell a type of cheeseburger that seems to be unique to the area.
The Erie Canal goes right through Rochester. There are many parks along it where you see it up close.
Lake Ontario is one of the Great Lakes, and is just north of Rochester. There are some parks along the lake including Ontario Beach, Durand Eastman Park, and Webster Park.
Visit a Wegman’s grocery store. May not be as much of a shock as they used to be. When I first visited a Wegmans 15 years ago, I was overwhelmed. It was huge! Large grocery stores have popped up around the country, but Wegman’s are still pretty cool.
Try a Zweigel’s Red Hot hot dog. Zweigels is a local brand, and they make the best hot dog I have ever eaten.
There are plenty of other things to do in Rochester, NY. If you are looking for something to do in Rochester, NY that I don’t have listed, post here and I will try to give you some suggestions.
Ther is nothing to do in webster NY
i kno i live there!!!
Comment by nolan — December 1, 2007 @ 4:22 pm
I can’t believe you didn’t list Nick Tahous as a place to purchase garbage plates. Where do you think garbage plates originated! Nick Tahous Hots!!! The one downtown is better than the one across from Wegmans on Lyell Ave in Gates. The one downtown has the good original meat sauce and so on. The poster before me is wrong, there are a lot of things to do in Rochester, but us Rochesterians don’t always see that because either we’ve done it all here or we are kids and don’t want to go do some of the more enjoyable things that us adults or older teenagers or seniors would enjoy. Anyway, Rochester is a great place to live and visit, have fun!
Comment by Troy — April 4, 2008 @ 2:34 pm
I must confess I have never actually been to Nick Tahous. I will try to get there sometime.
Comment by RJ — April 5, 2008 @ 9:36 pm
I lived in rochester for 39 years and I can say that there is nothing to do there. Once you have done the 10 things you mentioned now what? The weather alone prohibts any out door activities. You get 1-2 days of sun and the rest are dark and gloomy skies. Not to mention the endless months of cold/winter. That filthy and polluted lake and that cesspool you call a beach in charlotte cannot even be used if you had good weather. The city has a look that it’s caught in a time warp that has not evolved with any creativity in any way. There is more destruction than growth. Look outsided the “box” and see what there is out there before you settle to the vice grip of Rochester before it’s to late.
Comment by dave — April 13, 2008 @ 4:04 pm