You could easily spend your life in
Greater Rochester driving between work, home, and Wegmans.
Many people do. But we hope that you won’t.
This area only gets more interesting
the more you look, because some of the best things are under wraps.
The big things are important, and we
point you to those, too. The ball park, the museums, the
festivals. But take a closer look. Old blues bars, little art galleries
tucked away, cool getaways out in the suburbs, the graffiti hotspots, the
Public Market on a Saturday morning, nearby parks that take you miles away, a
secret room in the library, community theaters giving it their all, an
abandoned subway — these are the landmarks you may need help tracking down.
Because we are huge fans of that
less-traveled road, we dedicated this guide to uncovering Greater Rochester.
Take a walking tour of city neighborhoods; shop in little, neighborhood
groceries; go out and hear live music; find out where to go in the suburbs;
tramp around Mt. Hope Cemetery and look for famous names; take a chance with
some experimental art; plan a road trip; and for a real dare, do something
unexpected with the family.
Before you know it, you’ll be parking
the car and walking around. And the holy trinity — work, home, Wegmans — won’t even be on the itinerary.
Welcome to Rochester.
Check out our 2006 Annual Manual here!
This article appears in Mar 22-28, 2006.
