Seneca Lake Wine Trail ★ 4.6
Seneca Lake is the heart of New York wine country, with over 60 wineries producing Riesling, Cabernet Franc, and Gewurztraminer along lakeside Highway 14.
Food destinations within easy reach of Rochester. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Worth the trip
Canandaigua Lake Food Circuit ★ 4.3
Canandaigua Lake is 35 minutes from Rochester, with New York Kitchen culinary center, lakefront dining, and Bristol Valley Winery for a half-day wine circuit.
Ithaca Food Scene ★ 4.4
Ithaca is 65 minutes south of Rochester, with the Ithaca Farmers Market, a Cornell-driven food scene, and Taughannock Falls within easy reach for hiking.
Buffalo Food Classics ★ 4.2
Buffalo is 70 minutes west of Rochester on I-90, with beef on weck at Charlie the Butcher's, chicken wings at Anchor Bar, and Parkside Candy sponge candy.
Letchworth State Park Region ★ 4.3
Letchworth State Park is 45 minutes south of Rochester, with a park restaurant at Glen Iris Inn and farm-driven dining in the surrounding Genesee Valley.