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- An Abundance of Festivals. Beautiful lilacs at the Lilac Festival. The changing seasons are no obstacle to having a great time around here. Rochester boasts an abundance of festivals year-round, from the Holiday Village and Lilac Festival to the Corn Hill Arts Festival, Park Ave Fest, Party in the Park and more!
- Garbage Plates. YUMMMMMMMMM! Need we say more? This delicious and hearty concoction is a Rochester staple – and everyone has their favorite spot! Whether you’re a fan of the classic Nick Tahou’s or the ultra-popular Dogtown plates, there’s nothing more Rochesterian than a plate of mac salad, home fries, burgers, and meat hot sauce (you could get hot dogs – we won’t judge!)
- Strong Museum. This place is not just for kids… Rochester takes the phrase “work hard, play hard” seriously. How many other cities have an entire museum dedicated to the study and the execution of playtime?
- Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass. Two of America’s greatest. No Rochester list is complete without mentioning two of the greats – abolitionist Frederick Douglass and suffragette Susan B Anthony.
Apr 9, 2022 · For several decades in the late 19th century, though, Rochester was known best as the Flower City, a title earned by a profusion of local plant nurseries, Ellwanger and Barry chief among them.
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Although the town’s annual Lilac Festivaland the fragrant shrub contributed to its byname, there’s more to the story. Two legendary 19th-century nurserymen, George Ellwanger and Patrick Barry helped establish Rochester as an epicenter for new varieties of trees, plants, and flowers. The two brought global recognition to the area as they shipped the...
From historic gardens to pop-up flower trailers, Rochester offers many ways to stop and smell the roses. South of the city in Mumford, N.Y., the Genesee Country Village & Museum boasts 13 heirloom gardens which include a dye garden, kitchen vegetable plot, and a Shaker medicinal garden. It also offers trails along the Genesee Country Nature Center....
Rochester’s most celebrated annual floral event, the Rochester Lilac Festival, takes place each May in Highland Park. Over 1,200 bushes showcase more than 500 lilac varieties, many of them developed here in Rochester. The festival is the celebration of the blooming of the largest collection of lilacs in North America and is a time-honored tradition...
Opportunities to enjoy the Flower City’s namesake are abundant even during the winter months, through museums and greenhouses. Enclosed within the glass walls of Lamberton Conservatoryare many plants that are not hardy enough to survive Rochester’s temperate climate. Visit the climate-controlled conservatory in Monroe County’s Highland Park to view...
Apr 1, 2022 · If you're a flower lover in the Flower City, spring and summer are the perfect times to stop and smell the roses (and lilacs and more!), literally. Explore these Rochester destinations for the perfect view of what's in bloom this season. Highland Park
The nursery was a huge part of Rochester’s great legacy of horticulture and parks, which began in the early 1800s and eventually transformed Rochester into “The Flower City” that we know today. Following the creation of the Erie Canal, Rochester was a booming and blooming city.
Rochester became a global center for flower and tree nurseries in the mid-1800s, fostering our identity as The Flower City.
Mar 19, 2024 · Spring is an exciting time to visit Rochester, NY, otherwise known as the Flower City. Read on for our list of things to do this spring when you visit Rochester. Take a Hike. The weather is warming up, and with more than 12,000 acres of parkland in Monroe County, there is no limit to parks and trails to take a hike in the Rochester area.
