Visit Rochester

Trailblazers, Changemakers, and Rulebreakers. Discover history and more in Rochester & the Finger Lakes.

Rochester is a city built on grit and grace. Instilled in our locals is a tenacious spirit influenced by famous residents that walked before us and tales of perseverance at every turn. Of course, you’ll find architecture, museums, and monuments reminiscent of centuries past, but you’ll also find an essence. It’s the feeling you experience as you stand in the very spot that Susan B. Anthony was famously arrested for voting, walk in the footsteps of famed orator and abolitionist Frederick Douglass, or revel in the innovation of Kodak founder George Eastman. The inspiration doesn’t stop there! Freethought converged in the nearby Finger Lakes region. Celebrate the bicentennial of famous Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman in nearby Auburn, and be sure to include a visit to Seneca Falls, home to the Women’s Rights National Historic Park and the site of the first Women’s Rights Convention in American history. It really is limitless. The hidden treasure of Western New York, Rochester and the Finger Lakes region host a hotbed of history just waiting for you to discover. Let the team at Visit Rochester help plan your group visit today!

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