- TripBuzz found 57 things to do with kids in or near Finger Lakes, New York, including 57 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Auburn, Watkins Glen, Canandaigua and Penn Yan.
- From Weaver View Farms to Keuka Lake Outlet Trail, the Finger Lakes area offers 54 different types of family activities, including: History Museums, Movie Theaters, Theaters and Nature & Wildlife Areas.
- The Finger Lakes in New York got their name due to their long, narrow shapes. There have been many notable moments and locations in history that have taken place in the Finger Lakes region, including the birthplace of several new religions, sites from the Underground Railroad, the home of the adult Mark Twain, and a famous Civil War prison.
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Covering 150 acres, the Highland Park is best known for hosting the Lilac Festival. In here there are found a conservatory, memorials, gardens, and other amenities and facilities. Some of these can be rented for private events, such as weddings.
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180 Reservoir Avenue, Rochester, NY
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As an indoor botanical garden, Highland Botanical Park & Lamberton Conservatory features a mix of tropical and desert plants ranging from cacti to ferns. Visitors are welcome to walk through the garden, which has heating in the winter.
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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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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.
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Most of the shows at the Strasenburgh Planetarium are directed toward school groups, but public shows are also held on a weekly basis. There are also Saturday night laser shows choreographed to music with a different theme each month.
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There are 72 lanes available at the AMF Strike N Spare Lanes bowling alley. The entertainment center also features a restaurant serving a full pub-style menu, arcade games, and a lounge area with two flat-screen televisions.
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The Rochester Auditorium Theatre hosts a variety of performances, including The Book of Mormon, the Rochester Theater Organ Society, Bill Cosby 77, and Warren Miller's No Turning Back. The location also offers arts education programs, including master classes.
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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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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 Geva Theatre Center is hosted by the former building of the Naval-Armory Convention Hall, a building listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The first productions were staged in 1973, and since then famous actors held shows in here, such as Samuel L. Jackson.