National Railway Historical Travel Information (Rochester, NY)

Chili and Henrietta in Monroe County: Cobblestone House Tour From a simple Quaker meeting house, to large fancy homes, this tour highlights a diversity of cobblestone buildings. Being far from Lake Ontario, they were all built using field cobblestones. The abov... Churchville, NY

Greece, Hilton, Hamlin, Clarkson, and Parma in Monroe County: Cobblestone House Tour Ridge Road opened in 1809 and became a principle east-west stagecoach route following the ridge created by the shoreline of a prehistoric lake, called Lake Iroquois. Houses along Ridge Road were built... Hilton, NY

Northwestern New York Getaway Rochester, the third-largest city in New York, is also known as the “Flower City.” If you are there in lilac time (mid-May), a treat is in store for you. Earlier it was called the “Flour City” because... Rochester, NY

Pittsford, Mendon, and Victor in Monroe and Ontario Counties: Cobblestone House Tour This is an excerpt from the book "Cobblestone Quest: Road Tours of New York's Historic Buildings." The chapter details a driving tour of 22 buildings constructed in the unique cobblestone style and in... Pittsford, NY

Rochester Known as the Lilac City because of its gorgeous gardens, Rochester is also the place that gave us cameras, contact lenses, and copiers. The above description is an excerpt from "Fun With the Family in... Rochester, NY

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High Falls of the Genesee River (Distance: 0.2 mi) Currently called High Falls, this waterfall has also been referred to as Main Falls. Today the area surrounding this waterfall is the Brown’s Race Historic District with bars, nightclubs, restaurants,...

Rochester, NY - Waterfalls - length:0.8 mi

Grove Place Walk (Distance: 0.7 mi) Enjoy a downtown stroll past quaint townhouses. Circle Midtown Plaza and Xerox Square on your tour of the best of downtown. Surface: Sidewalks.

Rochester, NY - Hiking - length:1.2 mi

Rochester City Skyway Trail (Distance: 0.7 mi) OK, we all know there are days when the weather isn’t quite the best in Rochester. Don’t let that stop you from walking. Try the indoor walkway in downtown Rochester. This well-marked network of clima...

Rochester, NY - Hiking - length:1.3 mi

Corn Hill District Walk (Distance: 0.8 mi) Step back in time as you wander through Corn Hill’s neighborhood of restored homes. Before Nathaniel Rochester founded his name sake village in 1812, the Seneca Indians used this land for corn fields....

Rochester, NY - Hiking - length:1.5 mi

Lower and Middle Falls of the Genesee River (Distance: 1.4 mi) Of the two waterfalls, Lower Falls is definitely the most spectacular with its 78-foot vertical plunge. Middle Falls is smaller and is dammed to provide water via a tunnel to the RG&E Substation #5 ge...

Rochester, NY - Waterfalls - length:0.8 mi

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North Genesee Valley Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6383 yards, par 71 4.2 miles from center of National Railway Historical

South Genesee Valley Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 5270 yards, par 67 4.2 miles from center of National Railway Historical

Rochester Country Club of Rochester Private Equity, 18 holes 6455 yards, par 70 4.7 miles from center of National Railway Historical

Durand-Eastman Park Durand-Eastman Park Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6003 yards, par 70 5.0 miles from center of National Railway Historical

Brook-Lea Brook-Lea Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6817 yards, par 72 5.5 miles from center of National Railway Historical

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