Our Enthisiasts' Guide to Rochester: Lets GO!

The Strong Museum of Play

LL says – Never been myself but I hear it is fun. They have a butterfly-shaped (architecturally) room that is filled with many varieties of live butterflies.

John says, “Makes you wonder. Exhibits of games and toys from childhood? No, that can’t be it. Please, please, please, please can we go?!!!!!!”

The Eastman House and Museum

Exhibit going on the week of the wedding - Ansel Adams: Celebration of Genius

LL says - The best photography museum I have visited. Eastman was revolutionary.

John says, “Everyone from the region visited during high school. You didn’t appreciate it and you know it. You don’t have any excuse not to go again. And you’ll see movies here that are not showing anywhere else.”

Memorial Art Gallery

LL says – MAG is the fine art museum in Rochester. Been there many times.

John says, “I have to get out of the house more.”

Rochester Museum and Science Center

LL says – The planetarium is playing a rocket film and an under the sea film that are beamed over their round theater screen the week of the wedding. Pre-Imax baby!

John says, “Pink Floyd laser light shows. No comment necessary.”

Casa Larga winery

LL says – Wine tasting anyone?

John says, “Literally, ‘house of extra large.’ I’ll pass.”

High Falls Downtown

For walking tour information for the high falls area, see: http://www.cityofrochester.gov/index.cfm?id=648

LL says – When I was a teen I climbed under a fence, into an abandoned building and down a drainage pipe and saw the falls from below. They’re nice from above too!

John says, “She’s really lived, this little woman of mine.”

Seabreeze Amusement Park

LL says - The Jack Rabbit is the third oldest operating roller coaster in the country. (It’s old school…made of wood.)

John says, “She said ‘wood’. Heh, heh, heh.”

Mount Hope Cemetery

LL says - You can take a tour or just stroll through
on your own. Mt. Hope Cemetery is one of the most remarkable Victorian cemeteries in America.

John says, “Also here. Another place I haven’t been. I can wait. I feel pretty good; recovering nicely. Getting better all the time.”

Seneca Park Zoo

LL says – Lions, tigers and bears, oh my!

John says, “Oh dear.”

The Little Theater

LL says – Only independent Movie theater in Rochester. They serve brownies and pastries that can you can bring into the theater.

John says, “See a movie and help keep this kind of operation open. ‘You don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone…’.”