- TripBuzz found 35 things to do with kids in or near Rochester, New York, including 10 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Canandaigua, Henrietta, Penfield and Brighton.
- From National Museum of Play at The Strong to Seneca Park Zoo, the Rochester area offers 31 different types of family activities, including: Movie Theaters, Theaters, Bowling and Nature & Wildlife Areas.
- Famous for being home to many acclaimed universities and research programs, the city of Rochester is also a thriving technological and business community. In addition to being the birthplace of many major organizations, such as Kodak, it is also a beautiful residential and tourist location. The most popular points of interest are the diverse restaurants and shopping centers, theatres, musical venues, thriving nightlife and its annual festivals.
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One Manhattan Square, Rochester, NY 14607
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Hundreds of thousands of toy-related items are found in the collection at the National Museum of Play at The Strong, including in here the largest collection of dolls in the world. Among the attractions in here, there can mentioned the Discovery Garden, the aquarium reef tanks, and the Reading Adventureland.
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78 different species of animals find their home at the Seneca Park Zoo, from the largest of the land mammals, to the oldest species of bony fish in the world. Special events are organized in here all around the year, and many of them coincide with the animals' birthdays.
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Blue Cross Arena is the home of the AHL's Rochester Americans and the PBL's Rochester Razorhawks. Offering a maximum seating capacity of 13,000, the location has also hosted performers such as The Grateful Dead and The Rolling Stones.
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Manhattan Square Park & Ice Rink is now known as Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park and Ice Rink. Open year round, skaters love spending hours on the ice in winter while the summer months it turns into a calm reflection pool with fountains.
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A two-story bowling center, L&M Lanes features 12 wood lanes used for open bowling and league play. The center offers private event hosting and televisions as well as a pub with food, drinks and adult beverages.
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Clover Lanes is a bowling alley with 50 lanes that include bumpers and automated scoring. They also have free wireless internet, a lounge with large plasma TVs and a full-service bar and restaurant.
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The Little Theatre is considered to be the premier cultural center in the United States for the presentation of independent and foreign films. The venue also features visual arts and music for the greater Rochester community.
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The 4th oldest amusement park in America, the Seabreeze Amusement Park has roller coasters, thrill rides, a waterpark, kiddie rides, and others. In here there are organized live shows. On the site there is also a themed museum, as well as food stands, and arcade games.
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Frontier Field serves as the home ballpark for the minor league baseball team called the Rochester Red Wings. It officially opened in 1996, but the first baseball game was not conducted until 1997.
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Rochester Museum & Science Center
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657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
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There are more than 1.2 million items in the permanent collection of Rochester Museum & Science Center. Books, media, documents, photography, and many others can be found in here.