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Seabreeze Amusement Park
Rochester NY
~4.10 miles from Webster city center
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Seabreeze Amusement Park, known locally as Seabreeze, is an historic amusement park in Irondequoit, a suburb of Rochester, New York, United States.Seabreeze is in northeast Irondequoit, where Irondequoit Bay empties into Lake Ontario. It opened on 5 August 1879, and, according to the National Amusement Park Historical Association (NAPHA), it is the twelfth-oldest operating amusement park in the world (fourth-oldest in the United States). Its most celebrated ride is the Jack Rabbit, an "out and back" roller coaster, and the fourth-oldest operating roller coaster in the world (opened 1920). It is owned and operated by the Norris family, many of whom lived on the property for years.
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Rochester Riverside Convention Center
Rochester NY - 8008561678
~7.58 miles from Webster city center
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Rochester Insitute Technology
775 Park Ave Rochester NY - 585-242-9470
~7.59 miles from Webster city center
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The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private university, located in metropolitan Rochester, New York, within the town of Henrietta, New York, United States.The Institute as it is known today came to be as a result of an 1891 merger between the Rochester Athenaeum, a literary society founded in 1829 by Colonel Nathaniel Rochester and associates, and the Mechanics Institute, a Rochester institute of practical technical training for local residents founded in 1885 by a consortium of local businessmen including Captain Henry Lomb. The merged institution's name at the time was Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (RAMI). In 1944, the university changed its name to Rochester Institute of Technology.The Institute originally resided within the city of Rochester, New York...
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George Eastman House
Rochester NY
~7.60 miles from Webster city center
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The George Eastman House is the world's oldest photography museum and one of the world's oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in Rochester, New York, USA. World-renowned for its photograph and motion picture archives, the museum is also a leader in film preservation and photograph conservation, educating archivists and conservators from around the world. Home to the Dryden Theatre, a 535-seat repertory theater, the museum is located in and around the house built by George Eastman, the founder of Eastman Kodak Company. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966.
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Oak Hill Country Club
Rochester NY
~7.61 miles from Webster city center
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St John Fisher College
3690 East Ave Rochester NY - 585-385-8000
~7.63 miles from Webster city center
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St. John Fisher College is a private liberal arts college located in Pittsford, New York, an eastern suburb of Rochester. Fisher is ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the "Tier 1" Northern Master's Universities, while U.S News rates admissions to the College as "selective."St. John Fisher College was founded as a men's college in 1948 by the Basilian Fathers and with the aid of Father James E. Kearney, then the Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester. In 1968, the College became independent from the Catholic Church, and coeducational in 1971. Recently, the university has experienced a large increase in on-campus housing, student enrollment, new facilities, and the establishment of both the Wegmans School of Nursing, and The Wegmans School of Pharmacy. In 2008, the New York ...
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Memorial Art Gallery
Rochester NY
~7.75 miles from Webster city center
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From the Gallery website:"Only through art can we get outside ourselves and know another's view of the universe, which is not the same as ours…Thanks to art, instead of seeing a single world, our own, we see it multiply until we have as many worlds as there are original artists." Marcel ProustWelcome to the Memorial Art Gallery's website, one of the many new ways by which art museums connect people with art. We are now able to share with an international audience, the Gallery's many programs, events and a permanent collection described as the best-balanced collection in the state outside of metropolitan New York City.We invite you to explore 5,000 years of world art, learn about current and upcoming lectures, events and temporary exhibitions, and experience our award-winning ed...
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Planetarium
657 East Ave Rochester NY - 585-271-4320
~7.81 miles from Webster city center
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The Strasenburgh Planetarium presents science and nature films, star shows, and laser-sound light shows. The Challenge Center offers a hands-on, simulated voyage to Mars.Hobbies & Activities category: Astronomical observatory or site; Science, technology attraction or museum
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Rochester Museum and Science Center
Rochester NY
~7.82 miles from Webster city center
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The Rochester Museum and Science Center, or RMSC, is a museum in Rochester, New York that features many exhibits related to science. These include AdventureZone, the newly expanded Expedition Earth, How Things Work, and other traveling interactive exhibits, in addition to the permanent historical galleries. The Strasenburgh Planetarium is run by the museum in an adjacent building. The museum also operates the Cumming Nature Center, a 900-acre (3.6 km2) preserve located near Naples, New York. Located at 657 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607, the museum is open at the following times:Monday- Saturday: 9:00am-5:00pm, and Sunday 12noon-5:00pm, with special holiday hours on certain days.Its rates are:Adults: $8.00, College Students with ID: $7.00, Senior Citizens: $7.00, Children (3-...
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Charlotte Genesee Lighthouse
70 Lighthouse St Rochester NY - 585-621-6179
~7.85 miles from Webster city center
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The Lighthouse is located in the Village of Charlotte (at the Port of Rochester, NY). It was constructed in 1822 on a hill just west of the Genesee River and south of what once was a marshy area on the southern shores of Lake Ontario. The current Keeper’s House was built in 1863 to replace the original one which was just to the south of the current building. The Tower is 40 feet high with an additional 12 feet of height for the Lantern room. There are 42 steps and then an 11 rung ladder that takes you into the Lantern room. Here you will experience a beautiful panorama view of the surrounding area. To the north is Lake Ontario, Ontario Beach Park, the Port of Rochester. To the east are several marinas and Yacht Clubs and the United States Coast Guard Station Rochester. To the south...
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Rochester Historical Society
485 East Ave Rochester NY - 585-271-2705
~8.06 miles from Webster city center
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The Society was established in 1967 to promote the appreciation and understanding of the history of the Town of Rochester. The Rochester Historical Society extends a welcome to anyone interested in the history of the Town of Rochester, Massachusetts
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Rochester Visitor and Convention Bureau
450 East Ave # 400 Rochester NY - 585-546-3070
~8.13 miles from Webster city center
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Strong Museum
1 Manhattan Square Dr Rochester NY - 585-263-2700
~8.32 miles from Webster city center
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Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, USA, is a Smithsonian Affiliate museum that documents the history of play in American culture. Established in 1969 and based initially on the personal collection of Rochester, NY native Margaret Woodbury Strong, the museum opened to the public in 1982. Since then it has refined and increased its collections, which number more than 500,000 items, and expanded twice, in 1997 and 2006. The museum is home to the National Toy Hall of Fame, the International Center for the History of Electronic Games, and the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play and produces the American Journal of Play.
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Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester NY
~8.46 miles from Webster city center
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Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, USA, is a Smithsonian Affiliate museum that documents the history of play in American culture. Established in 1969 and based initially on the personal collection of Rochester, NY native Margaret Woodbury Strong, the museum opened to the public in 1982. Since then it has refined and increased its collections, which number more than 500,000 items, and expanded twice, in 1997 and 2006. The museum is home to the National Toy Hall of Fame, the International Center for the History of Electronic Games, and the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play and produces the American Journal of Play.
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Nazareth College
4245 East Ave Rochester NY - 585-389-2525
~8.52 miles from Webster city center
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Nazareth College is a private liberal arts college in Pittsford, New York. It is also known as Nazareth College of Rochester.Nazareth was founded in 1924 by the Sisters of St. Joseph. The first class, comprising 25 young women, began their studies in a large mansion on Lake Avenue in Rochester, New York. At this time, the college offered Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees, each with a liberal arts core. In 1928, in response to increasing enrollment, the college moved to a larger facility, located at 402 Augustine Street.In January 1942, the college moved to its present-day campus on East Avenue in Pittsford. In the 1950s, graduate programs were added. These programs were then suspended in the 1960s, only to be reinstituted in the 1970s, with a focus on teacher education...
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Genesee River's High Falls
Rochester NY
~8.63 miles from Webster city center
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The High Falls (or Upper Falls) of the Genesee River in Rochester, New York is a fine waterfall located right smab in the middle of the city. This makes for a rather interesting urban setting for the waterfall view, which I'm not sure whether I like or not, but it is quite different, and the falls is certainly a good one.The falls is visible from the pedestrian-only Pont du Rennes bridge in the Browns Race district. It is impossible to miss it.
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Blue Cross Arena
1 War Memorial Sq # 3 Rochester NY - 585-758-5330
~8.83 miles from Webster city center
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Frontier Field
Rochester NY
~8.96 miles from Webster city center
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Frontier Field is a baseball stadium located at One Morrie Silver Way in downtown Rochester, New York. The park opened in 1996, replacing the aging Silver Stadium in northern Rochester, which had been home to professional baseball in Rochester since 1929. Although the stadium was built for baseball, Frontier Field has had several tenants in numerous sports, including the Rochester Raging Rhinos of the USL First Division from 1996 to 2005, the Rochester Rattlers of Major League Lacrosse from 2001 to 2002, and the Rochester Red Wings of the International League since 1997. The ballpark seats 10,868 spectators for baseball.Telecommunications company Frontier has held the naming rights to the ballpark since its opening in 1996. Frontier Field hosted the Triple-A All-Star Game on July 12, 200...
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Highland Park
Rochester NY
~9.35 miles from Webster city center
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The Highland Botanical Park is an arboretum, or tree garden. The Administrative Park Office is located at 171 Reservoir Avenue Rochester, New York, USA.In 1888, nurserymen George Ellwanger and Patrick Barry endowed the Rochester community with 20 acres (81,000 m²) of land which would become Highland Park, one of the nation's first municipal arboretums. Highland Park is one of many parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. This meticulously planned park was designed with the purpose of retaining a very natural appearance. Horticulturist John Dunbar started the park's famous lilac collection in 1892; some of the 20 varieties he installed were descendants of native Balkan Mountain flowers brought to North America by early colonists.
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Frederick Douglass Statue
Rochester NY
~9.51 miles from Webster city center
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The idea to erect a Frederick Douglass statue on the campus of Morgan State University was conceived in 1943. The notion was presented to and carried out by the Maryland Educational Association. Artist James E. Lewis was chosen to design the monument, an associate professor at the university, Lewis was the obvious choice for the project. By 1956 the memorial was completed and unveiled in front of the school’s Holmes Hall, a building named for Morgan’s first black president, Dwight O. W. HolmesThe eight foot tall bronze cast stands in a high traffic area of campus directly north of the school’s stadium. Douglass is shown in a dignified stance with a cane, given to him by Abraham Lincoln’s widow, Mary Todd, in his right hand. A second monument to the great orator can be found at the Fred...
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Susan B. Anthony House
Rochester NY
~9.55 miles from Webster city center
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Susan Brownell Anthony (February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was a prominent American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th century women's rights movement to introduce women's suffrage into the United States. She traveled the United States, and Europe, and gave 75 to 100 speeches every year on women's rights for 45 years.
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Lattimore Community SurgiCenter
125 Lattimore Rd Rochester NY - 585-473-9000
~10.75 miles from Webster city center
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Monroe Community College
1000 E Henrietta Rd Rochester NY - 585-292-2000
~11.28 miles from Webster city center
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Monroe Community College is a college located in Monroe County, New York with two campuses, one located in the town of Brighton (a suburb of Rochester, New York) and another, the Damon City Campus, in the city of Rochester. The college operates two other training and education facilities and five extension sites.MCC was founded in 1961 and began offering degree programs in September 1962. The college is part of the State University of New York system, also known as SUNY.
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Rochester Sports Garden
1460 E Henrietta Rd Rochester NY - 585-427-2240
~11.62 miles from Webster city center
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From their website:We offer three basketball courts. Two courts are hardwood the third is synthetic and all measure 30 ft by 60 ft.RENTAL RATESFULL COURT ONE HOUR.............................$25.00FULL COURT 90 MINUTES...........................$35.00FULL COURT TWO HOURS...........................$45.00Weekdays before 5pm - 1/2 courts$3.00 per person for 1 hour$5.00 per person for 2 hours BATTING CAGESLittle League Baseball BaseballFast Pitch Softball Slow Pitch SoftballOpen 12noon to 10pm Weekdaysand 10am to 10pm WeekendsYou get 12 pitches per token ($1.00)We also have special rates for little leagues teams.Two cages for One hour $45.00Rental ScheduleCall for reservations. SOCCERTake a look with IPIX!S...
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Casa Larga Vineyards
2287 Turk Hill Road Fairport NY
~11.71 miles from Webster city center
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The Dome Center
2695 E Henrietta Rd Henrietta NY - 585-334-4000
~12.86 miles from Webster city center
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The Dome Center is a fair and convention complex located in Henrietta, New York, USA. It is the site of the annual Monroe County Fair and comprises the following:The Dome Arena, a 4,086-seat indoor arena with 2,164 permanent seats and 25,000 square feet (2,300 m2) of exhibit space. It was built in 1972 with what was at the time one of the largest self-supporting wooden roofs in the world, and was the home of the Rochester Zeniths of the Continental Basketball Association from 1979 to 1983. It is the site of concerts, trade shows, indoor sporting events, conventions and other events. The Rochester Raiders indoor football team will play there in 2010.The arena's trademark was the experimental green textile and rubber basketball court, which at the time was billed as the "future of basket...
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Amateur Sports Park
525 Ballantyne Rd Rochester NY - 585-889-1320
~15.85 miles from Webster city center
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Since 1979, the Amateur Sports Park aka SPNY (Sports Park of New York) has organized and hosted amateur sports events for Rochester area adult athletes.
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Roberts Wesleyan College
2301 Westside Dr Rochester NY - 585-594-6026
~18.14 miles from Webster city center
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Roberts Wesleyan College (RWC) is a Christian liberal arts college located in North Chili, New York. It is the first educational institution established for Free Methodists in North America. Roberts is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, is a member of the Association of Colleges and Universities of the State of New York, the Rochester Area Colleges, the Association of Free Methodist Educational Institutions, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).
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National Railway Historical
Po Box 23326 Rochester NY - 585-533-1431
~19.99 miles from Webster city center
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The Rochester Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) is an all-volunteer railroad historical society dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the railroad history of Rochester and Western New York. The Rochester Chapter NRHS is an IRS 501(c)(3) not for profit educational corporation with an absolute charter as a historical society under the New York State Board of Regents.Founded in 1937, the Rochester Chapter is the fifth oldest chapter in the NRHS which has over 170 different chapters throughout the United States and overseas. 2007 marked the Chapter's 70th Anniversary!Our MissionThe mission of the Rochester Chapter NRHS is to establish, promote, and maintain an appreciation for the current and past contributions of railroad and transit organizations t...
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Genesee Country Village and Museum
1410 Flint Hill Road Mumford NY
~26.37 miles from Webster city center
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Genesee Country Village & Museum is an educational living history museum located in Mumford, New York, near Rochester.The Genesee Country Village and Museum is a 19th-century living history museum covering more than 600 acres (2.4 km2) located in small hamlet of Mumford, New York, about 20 miles (32 km) from Rochester, New York, USA. On the museum property is the 19th-century village (The Historic Village), the John L. Wehle Gallery of Sporting Art, the Genesee Country Nature Center, the Carriage Museum, the Silver Baseball Park and the Heirloom Gardens. The facility offers numerous special events and classes throughout the year.
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