101 MORE Day Trips from Rochester

Great ideas for a staycation in town or for road trips for less than a tank of gas from Rochester. Beyond the Nest is full of ideas for travel as an individual, a couple, or a family, with places to explore, learn, and have fun!

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Drive to the Greens 

	Ravenwood - Victor
	The Links at Greystone - Walworth
	Mill Creek - Churchville
	Reservoir Creek - Naples
	Holiday Valley - Ellicottvillle
	Seven Oaks at Colgate - Hamilton
	Golf Courses at Turning Stone - Verona
	Leatherstocking Golf - Cooperstown

Women in History 

	National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House - Rochester
	Ganondagan State Historic Site - Victor
	Women's Rights National Historical Park - Seneca Falls
	National Women's Hall of Fame - Seneca Falls
	Elizabeth Cady Stanton House - Seneca Falls
	Howland Stone Store Museum - Aurora
	Harriet Tubman Home - Auburn
	Matilda Joslyn Gage Home - Fayetteville
	Letchworth Museum and Council Grounds (Mary Jemison, White Woman of the Genesee) - Castile

Tables, Tracks, and Entertainment 

	Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel - Batavia
	Del Lago Resort & Casino - Waterloo
	Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack - Farmington
	Vernon Downs Casino & Hotel - Vernon
	Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino - Niagara Falls
	Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino - Buffalo
	Turning Stone Resort & Casino - Vernon
	Tioga Downs - Nichols

Have a Bloomin' Day 

	Highland Park and Lamberton Conservatory - Rochester
	Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Site - Canandaigua
	Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens - Buffalo
	Cutler Botanic Garden - Binghamton
	Cornell Botanic Gardens - Ithaca

 It's All Downhill from Here 

	Bristol Mountain Resort - Canandaigua
	Brantling Ski Slopes - Sodus
	Holiday Valley Ski Area - Ellicottville
	Greek Peak Mountain Resort - Cortland
	HoliMont Ski Area - Ellicottville
	Kissing Bridge - Glenwood
	Swain Resort - Swain
	Song Mountain - Tully

Sip Into Something...  and 

	Genesee Brew House - Rochester
	Muller's Cider House - Rochester
	Rohrbach - Rochester
	New York Kitchen - Canandaigua
	Honeoye Falls Distillery - Honeoye Falls
	Arbor Hill - Naples
	Finger Lakes Cider House - Interlaken
	Lakewood Vineyards - Watkins Glen
	Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards - Hector
	Thousand Islands Winery - Alexandria Bay

Sustainable, Locally-Sourced Dining 

	Lento - Rochester
	Good Luck Restaurant - Rochester
	The Owl House - Rochester
	Hurd Orchards - Holley
	New York Kitchen - Canandaigua
	The Restaurant at Elderberry Pond - Auburn
	Moro's Table - Auburn
	Suzanne's Fine Regional Cuisine - Lodi
	Red Newt Bistro - Hector
	Agava Restaurant - Ithaca
	Moosewood Restaurant - Ithaca

 In the Spirit - Art in Religious Settings 

	St. Stanislas Koska Church (Austrian stained glass windows) - Rochester (See tour for details of artwork)
	Asbury First United Methodist Church - Rochester
	St. Mary's  - Rochester (Tiffany Window)
	Willard Memorial Chapel (Tiffany interior) - Auburn
	Trinity Church - Seneca Falls
	Christ Episcopal Church (Tiffany & Stained Glass Windows)  - Hornell
	Our Lady of Victory National Shrine & Basilica - Buffalo
	Garrrett Memorial Chapel - Penn Yan
	First Presbyterian Church (Tiffany interior) -  Bath
	Christ Episcopal Church (Tiffany & Stained Glass Windows)  - Corning

Please note: We would love to add art in other religion's spiritual settings. If you know of temples or mosques or other spiritual settings that have sculpture or visual art and that allow visitation, please let us know and we would be happy to add them.

Historic Homes, Legendary People 

	George Eastman Museum - Rochester
	Rose Hill Mansion - Geneva
	William Seward Museum - Auburn
	Darwin Martin House Complex - Buffalo
	Graycliff - Derby
	Phelps Mansion Museum - Binghamton
	Governor Reuben Fenton Mansion & Historical Center - Jamestown
	Hyde Hall - Cooperstown
	McClurg Mansion Museum - Westfield

 You Light Up My... 

	Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical Society - Rochester
	Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum - Sodus Point
	Braddock Point Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast - Hilton
	Salmon River Lighthouse & Marina - Pulaski

 Putt-er Around at Miniature Golf 

	Parkside Whispering Pines (Oldest in U.S.)- Irondequoit
	Wickham Farms Mini Golf - Penfield
	Shipwreck Golf Amusement Center - Cortland
	Adventure Landing - Buffalo
	Big Don's Mini Golf - Cicero
	Jungle Mini Golf at Thunder Island - Fulton
	Monster Mini Golf - Amherst
	Chuckster's Family Fun Park - Vestal
	River Golf - Clayton

 For the Birds 

	Braddock Bay Wildlife Management Area - Rochester
	Washington Grove in Cobbs Hill Park - Rochester
	Lucien Morin Park - Rochester
	Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge - Basom
	Tifft Nature Preserve - Buffalo
	Montezuma Wildlife Refuge - Montezuma
	Letchworth State Park - Castile (entrance also a Mt. Morris)
	Derby Hill Bird Conservatory - Mexico
	Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Ithaca

Limiting our list to 101 ideas meant some great destinations may have been left off the list - if there is something you’d like to see added, share it with us on Facebook!  For even MORE Ideas, see our original list "101 Day Trips from Rochester."

Most of these destinations are within an hour from downtown Rochester. For those that are a bit farther away:

             = Less than 1 hour away

          = 1 to 2 hours away

       = 2 to 3 hours away