A Family Visit to Rochester



Rochester is a city that can be found in the state of New York on the edge of Lake Ontario. Rochester is full of life and it has a great reputation for being a place that all the family can enjoy with its interactive museums, zoo and amusement park. With so much to see, it may be an issue deciding what to do first and so this short guide gives an overview of the must-see sights in Rochester for the family.

Museums

The one thing that Rochester has in abundance is museums but, before the eyerolling and shouts of “museums are boring” begin, these are interactive museums. The Strong is the National Museum of Play and is only a short stroll away from the best hotels in Rochester. It is one of the largest museums in the U.S and offers an incredible collection of play things from history as well as a huge centre for electronic games and video games. It allows visitors to play with the exhibits which is something that the whole family will enjoy, especially when you find toys from your own childhood. The Strong is famous for its National Toy Hall of Fame that houses over 60 of the world’s favourite toys, including frisbee, Dungeons & Dragons, a giant Etch a Sketch, Pinball, an Atari 2600 Game System and Nintendo Game Boy and, when you are all played out, you can venture to the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden and visit over 800 species of these beautiful winged insects.

The Rochester Museum & Science Center offers over 200 interactive exhibits that the whole family will enjoy. From wall climbing to powering robots to presenting your own weather report, there is guaranteed to be something here that will be deemed cool by kids of all ages. Once you have finished playing with lasers, head to the Strasenburgh Planetarium where you will be blown away by their star shows.

Zoo

Seneca Park Zoo is only minutes away from Rochester accommodation and is the pride of Rochester. Their conservation work is important on a local and global scale and their hard work can be seen clearly in the 15.5 acres of land just off the Genesee River. It is home to African elephants and lions as well as polar bears, penguins and sea lions but it doesn’t stop there, Seneca Park Zoo also claim to have living dinosaurs on its site. It is a great place for a family of animal lovers as not only do they show the animals who are happy in their environment, but they also offer an important insight into their conservation work and how they are protecting animals for future generations.

Theme Park

Naturally no holiday with the children would be complete without a visit to a theme park. Seabreeze Amusement Park is the 4th oldest theme park in the U.S and has over 60
rides to choose from including family favourites Log Flume and rollercoasters. If rides aren’t your thing, there is a waterpark complete with water slides and wave pool for the whole family to enjoy.

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