101 MORE Day Trips from Rochester
Great ideas for a staycation in town or for road trips for less than a tank of gas from Rochester. Beyond the Nest is full of ideas for travel as an individual, a couple, or a family, with places to explore, learn, and have fun!
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Drive to the Greens
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Ravenwood - Victor |
The Links at Greystone - Walworth | |
Mill Creek - Churchville | |
Reservoir Creek - Naples | |
Holiday Valley - Ellicottvillle | |
Seven Oaks at Colgate - Hamilton | |
Golf Courses at Turning Stone - Verona | |
Leatherstocking Golf - Cooperstown |
Women in History
National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House - Rochester | |
Ganondagan State Historic Site - Victor | |
Women's Rights National Historical Park - Seneca Falls | |
National Women's Hall of Fame - Seneca Falls | |
Elizabeth Cady Stanton House - Seneca Falls | |
Howland Stone Store Museum - Aurora | |
Harriet Tubman Home - Auburn | |
Matilda Joslyn Gage Home - Fayetteville | |
Letchworth Museum and Council Grounds (Mary Jemison, White Woman of the Genesee) - Castile |
Tables, Tracks, and Entertainment
Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel - Batavia | |
Del Lago Resort & Casino - Waterloo | |
Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack - Farmington | |
Vernon Downs Casino & Hotel - Vernon | |
Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino - Niagara Falls | |
Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino - Buffalo | |
Turning Stone Resort & Casino - Vernon | |
Tioga Downs - Nichols |
Have a Bloomin' Day
Highland Park and Lamberton Conservatory - Rochester | |
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Site - Canandaigua | |
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens - Buffalo | |
Cutler Botanic Garden - Binghamton | |
Cornell Botanic Gardens - Ithaca |
It's All Downhill from Here
Bristol Mountain Resort - Canandaigua | |
Brantling Ski Slopes - Sodus | |
Holiday Valley Ski Area - Ellicottville | |
Greek Peak Mountain Resort - Cortland | |
HoliMont Ski Area - Ellicottville | |
Kissing Bridge - Glenwood | |
Swain Resort - Swain | |
Song Mountain - Tully |
Sip Into Something... and
Genesee Brew House - Rochester | |
Muller's Cider House - Rochester | |
Rohrbach - Rochester | |
New York Kitchen - Canandaigua | |
Honeoye Falls Distillery - Honeoye Falls | |
Arbor Hill - Naples | |
Finger Lakes Cider House - Interlaken | |
Lakewood Vineyards - Watkins Glen | |
Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards - Hector | |
Thousand Islands Winery - Alexandria Bay |
Sustainable, Locally-Sourced Dining
Lento - Rochester | |
Good Luck Restaurant - Rochester | |
The Owl House - Rochester | |
Hurd Orchards - Holley | |
New York Kitchen - Canandaigua | |
The Restaurant at Elderberry Pond - Auburn | |
Moro's Table - Auburn | |
Suzanne's Fine Regional Cuisine - Lodi | |
Red Newt Bistro - Hector | |
Agava Restaurant - Ithaca | |
Moosewood Restaurant - Ithaca |
In the Spirit - Art in Religious Settings
St. Stanislas Koska Church (Austrian stained glass windows) - Rochester (See tour for details of artwork) | |
Asbury First United Methodist Church - Rochester | |
St. Mary's - Rochester (Tiffany Window) | |
Willard Memorial Chapel (Tiffany interior) - Auburn | |
Trinity Church - Seneca Falls | |
Christ Episcopal Church (Tiffany & Stained Glass Windows) - Hornell | |
Our Lady of Victory National Shrine & Basilica - Buffalo | |
Garrrett Memorial Chapel - Penn Yan | |
First Presbyterian Church (Tiffany interior) - Bath | |
Christ Episcopal Church (Tiffany & Stained Glass Windows) - Corning |
Please note: We would love to add art in other religion's spiritual settings. If you know of temples or mosques or other spiritual settings that have sculpture or visual art and that allow visitation, please let us know and we would be happy to add them.
Historic Homes, Legendary People
George Eastman Museum - Rochester | |
Rose Hill Mansion - Geneva | |
William Seward Museum - Auburn | |
Darwin Martin House Complex - Buffalo | |
Graycliff - Derby | |
Phelps Mansion Museum - Binghamton | |
Governor Reuben Fenton Mansion & Historical Center - Jamestown | |
Hyde Hall - Cooperstown | |
McClurg Mansion Museum - Westfield |
You Light Up My...
Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical Society - Rochester | |
Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum - Sodus Point | |
Braddock Point Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast - Hilton | |
Salmon River Lighthouse & Marina - Pulaski |
Putt-er Around at Miniature Golf
Parkside Whispering Pines (Oldest in U.S.)- Irondequoit | |
Wickham Farms Mini Golf - Penfield | |
Shipwreck Golf Amusement Center - Cortland | |
Adventure Landing - Buffalo | |
Big Don's Mini Golf - Cicero | |
Jungle Mini Golf at Thunder Island - Fulton | |
Monster Mini Golf - Amherst | |
Chuckster's Family Fun Park - Vestal | |
River Golf - Clayton |
For the Birds
Braddock Bay Wildlife Management Area - Rochester | |
Washington Grove in Cobbs Hill Park - Rochester | |
Lucien Morin Park - Rochester | |
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge - Basom | |
Tifft Nature Preserve - Buffalo | |
Montezuma Wildlife Refuge - Montezuma | |
Letchworth State Park - Castile (entrance also a Mt. Morris) | |
Derby Hill Bird Conservatory - Mexico | |
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Ithaca |
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, share it with us on Facebook! For even MORE Ideas, see our original list "101 Day Trips from Rochester."
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