Rochester, NY Hotels

The Lake Ontario city has a host of notable former residents, from George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak, to Joseph C. Wilson, founder of Xerox, actor Philip Seymour Hoffman to abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Rochester’s proud legacy as America’s first boomtown and “Young Lion of the West” is evident in points of interest like the Erie Canal, George Eastman House and International Museum of Photography and Film, Memorial Art Gallery and Mount Hope Cemetery. Other important attractions include the Strasenburgh Planetarium, Rochester Museum and Science Center, Strong National Museum of Play and Seneca Park Zoo.

Attractions

• George Eastman House and International Museum of Photography and Film
• Strasenburgh Planetarium and Rochester Museum and Science Center
• Mount Hope Cemetery
• Memorial Art Gallery
• Strong National Museum of Play

Activities

• Seneca Park Zoo
• Water Street Music Hall
• Rochester International Jazz Festival
• Lilac Festival at Highland Park
• Golf

Restaurants

• Nick Tahou Hots
• Sticky Lips Pit BBQ
• Highland Park Diner
• Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
• Max Chophouse

Nightlife

• Tilt Nightclub and Ultra Lounge
• The Old Toad
• The Distillery
• The Ale House
• Venu

Climate

Rochester has a humid continental climate, with four distinct seasons that bring cold, snowy winters and warm summers.

• Winter (December to March) -9-6°C
• Spring (April to May) 2-20°C
• Summer (June to August) 13-27°C
• Fall (September to November) 0-22°C