101 Family Day Trips from Rochester
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Explore Gardens
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Wickham Farms - Penfield - Lavender days (July), Sunflower spectacular (August) |
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Garnsey Road Arboretum - Perinton |
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Sonnenberg Gardens - Canandaigua |
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The Webster Arboretum at Kent Park |
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Maplewood Rose Garden - Rochester |
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Bristol Hills Lavender & Flower Farm - Bloomfield |
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Lavender Crest Farm - Penn Yan |
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JD Steele Farm - Avon |
Get Wild on a Hike
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Turning Point Park - Rochester |
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Victor Hiking Trails - Victor |
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Letchworth State Park - Mount Morris, Castile |
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Stone Quarry Art Park - Cazenovia |
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Watkins Glen - Watkins Glen |
Talk To the Animals
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Seneca Park Zoo - Rochester |
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Stokoe Farms - Scottsville |
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Lollypop Farm - Perinton |
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Buffalo Zoo - Buffalo |
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Aquarium of Niagara - Niagara Falls |
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Rosamund Gifford Zoo - Syracuse |
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Hidden Valley Animal Adventure - Varysburg |
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Backyard Barnyard - Mount Morris |
Time Travel Today
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Genesee Country Village and Museum - Mumford |
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Susan B Anthony House - Rochester |
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Ganondagan State Historic Site - Victor |
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Herschell Carousel Factory Museum - North Tonawanda |
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Jell-o Gallery Museum - LeRoy |
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Seward House Museum - Auburn |
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Mark Twain Study and Exhibit - Elmira |
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Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum - Jamestown |
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Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame - Cooperstown |
Splash into Some Fun
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Ontario Beach Park - Rochester |
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Hamlin Beach State Park - Hamlin |
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Stony Brook State Park - Dansville |
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Kershaw Park - Canandaigua |
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Buttermilk Falls State Park - Ithaca |
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Emerson Park - Auburn |
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Robert H. Treman State Park - Ithaca |
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Chenango Valley State Park - Chenango Forks |
Spend the Day at a Museum
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The Strong National Museum of Play - Rochester |
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George Eastman Museum - Rochester |
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ARTISANworks - Rochester |
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Buffalo AKG Museum - Buffalo |
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Explore and More Children's Museum - Buffalo |
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Corning Museum of Glass - Corning |
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Rockwell Museum - Corning |
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Johnson Museum of Art - Ithaca |
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Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute - Utica |
Explore These Towns
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Buffalo |
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Canandaigua |
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Skaneateles |
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Naples |
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Geneva |
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East Aurora |
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Corning |
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Cooperstown |
All Aboard Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
On the Water
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Colonial Belle - Fairport |
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Rochester by Water (formerly Corn Hill Navigation) - Rochester |
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Genesee Waterways Center - Rochester |
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Bay Creek Paddling Center - Irondequoit/Penfield |
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Sam Patch - Pittsford |
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Erie Canal Boat Company - Fairport |
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Harbor Town Belle - Rochester |
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Rochester Pedal Tours Cycle Boat - Rochester |
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Canandaigua Lady - Canandaigua |
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Mid-Lakes Navigation - Skaneateles |
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Oneida Lake Boat Rental - Cleveland, NY |
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Niagara Falls Maid of the Mist - Niagara Falls |
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Chautauqua Belle - Mayville & Jamestown |
Challenge Yourself
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Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra - Rochester |
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Memorial Art Gallery - Rochester |
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Rochester area escape rooms - KOAA's list |
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RocVentures Climbing Gym - Rochester |
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Central Rock Gym - Rochester |
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Ice Skating at Tim Hortons Iceplex - Henrietta |
Play Ball!
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Rochester Red Wings |
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Rochester Amerks |
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Rochester Knighthawks |
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Buffalo Bills |
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Buffalo Sabres |
The Science of...
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Rochester Museum & Science Center - Rochester |
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Buffalo Museum of Science - Buffalo |
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Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) - Syracuse |
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Sciencenter - Ithaca |
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Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium - Buffalo |
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Museum of the Earth - Ithaca |
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Roberson Museum & Science Center - Binghamton |
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Kopernik Observatory & Science Center - Vestal |
Connect with Nature
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Grifiss Sculpture Park - East Otto |
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Sonnenberg Gardens - Canandaigua |
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Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge - Seneca Falls |
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Cumming Nature Center - Naples |
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Bristol Mountain Aerial Adventures - Canandaigua |
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Ithaca |
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Eternal Flame Falls - Orchard Park |
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Niagara Falls State Park - Niagara Falls |
Perfect Picks (apples, pumpkins, fruit)
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Hurd Orchards - Holley |
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G and S Orchards - West Walworth |
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Gro-Moore Farms - Strawberries in Rush, Blueberries in Henrietta |
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Wickham Farms - Penfield |
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Wayne County Apple Tasting Tour - October, throughout Wayne County |
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Becker Farms - Gasport |
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Indian Creek Farm - Ithaca |
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Apple Hills - Binghamton |
Treat Yo' Self
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Hedonist Artisan Ice Cream - Rochester |
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Moonlight Creamery - Fairport |
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Eat Me Ice Cream - Rochester |
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Nestins Ice Cream - Irondequoit |
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Cheesy Eddie's - Rochester |
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Savoia Pastry Shoppe - Rochester |
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Spotted Duck Frozen Custard - Penn Yan |
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Destiny USA - Syracuse |
Limiting our list to 101 ideas meant some great destinations may have been left off the list - if there is something you’d like to see added, email our publisher, Debra Ross.
Most of these destinations are within an hour from downtown Rochester. For those that are a bit farther away:
= Less than 1 hour away
= 1 to 2 hours away
= 2 to 3 hours away
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