Dive into underwater recreation and get some scuba action at the Aquatic Center of Rochester. Discover lessons for snorkelers, open water divers, advanced scuba, specialty dive and dive professional classes. You'll be soaking it up at a star instructor development training facility with professional scuba instructors in a huge heated pool. Dive in!
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.
Harvest farm fresh treasures at Monroe Village Farmers' Market in Rochester. Spend a day at the market and shop at Burl Creek for fruit, herbs, vegetables, maple syrup, chicken and eggs. Then, head to Clover Meadow Creamery for goat cheese, milk and yogurt. You'll leave the market with all the ingredients to make a fresh, home cooked meal.
Shopping takes a detour onto Park Avenue in Rochester when looking for the unique boutique, art gallery, specialty shop, museum, restaurant, café, pub, or deli. Stroll along the tree-lined streets littered with distinctive architecture and quaint parks. We are sure you'll leave here glad that you took a detour to experience this delightful shopping destination.
Join the crowds at the Rochester Public Market. You might have to wiggle your way around one of the cheapest places to shop in Rochester. Vendors here have their hands over backstock that's been sitting in warehouses for weeks, or farm fresh vendors that just picked their foods the day before!
Climb the walls at Rock Ventures, the premiere indoor rock climbing recreation and fitness center for adults and kids. Get your grip on 18,000 square feet of space loaded with miles of indoor high and low rope's course for you to traverse on ropes, ladders, cables, poles, and platforms. Get ready to get solid as a rock!