Knightly gardens bloom at the Rochester Civic Garden Center. Warner Castle is home to Rochester's Sunken Gardens, a landscape of the city's architectural treasures. Each year 15,000 visitors journey to explore a 20th century castle, stroll along its magnificent and breathtaking expansive garden grounds, and take educational classes in horticulture, floral design, and arts and crafts. Nature is the main attraction at this destination.
Blooming treasures abound at the Ellwanger Gardens in Rochester. Discover a historic landscape that was originally the private garden of 19th century horticulturist George Ellwanger. The garden is a symphony of purples, pinks, yellows, reds, and blues surrounded by majestic trees and endless walk ways. Plan ahead for this treasure, it's open during the city's much anticipated Lilac Festival.
Hikers at Isaac Gordon National Park appreciate the 118 acres with a clear cut one-mile roundtrip recreation path. The trail boasts a slight elevation gain and is surrounded by springtime wildflowers, and a natural pond setting popular with area hikers and cross-country skiers. You'll enjoy a day of recreation on this beautiful trail.
Enjoy a night of entertainment as you take in a production of the symphony. Exhilarating concertos perform at the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Let the sweeping sounds of classic concertos from Mozart and Beethoven, to pops concertos in jazz, movie music, Broadway musicals, and family concertos of popular children's classics move you, inspire you and take you to places without ever leaving your seat.