Monroe County

INDOOR ACTIVITIES
Rochester Public Library (Central Branch)
115 South Ave
Rochester, NY 14604   (585) 428-7300 or (585) 428-8150
Also see city branches and towns

RG&E – Live wire demos
(585) 271-4522  Talk to Terese

Monroe County Sheriff Dept.
Zone A substation (Pittsford)
789 Linden Avenue
Rochester, NY 14625   (585) 419-0900

Ambulances - many will do tours

Fire Departments - many will do tours

Strong Memorial Hospital
601 Elmwood Ave.
Rochester, NY 14642   (585) 275-2100

Highland Hospital
1000 South Ave.
Rochester, NY 14620   (585) 341-6870

Rochester General Hospital
1425 Portland Ave
Rochester, NY 14621   (585) 922-4000

TV & Radio Station tours
**May 2010: All stations used to do tours, but due to personnel cutbacks, most have currently stopped.  Best options are YNN or local colleges.
 
YNN (Time Warner Cable)
71 Mt. Hope Ave.
Rochester, NY 14620   (585) 756-2424

Army Helicopters
Scottsville Road / Weidner Road
Rochester, NY  (585) 783-5404
(closed Mondays and Tuesdays)

Greater Rochester International Airport
(585) 464-6004 Sam Cooper

Wegmans     (“Veggie Patch”)
1-800-WEGMANS x4760 for current locations and times

Tops Friendly Markets

Home Depot (Kids Workshop)
Eastview Mall
7600 Commons Blvd.
Victor, NY 14564   (585) 223-2510

Lowe’s  
(monthly projects for children – must call for reservations)
Marketplace Mall
2350 Marketplace Dr.
Rochester, NY 14623   (585) 424-1340

Frank Ritter Ice Arena (at Rochester Institute of Technology)

Thomas Creek Ice Arena
80 Lyndon Road
Fairport, NY 14450   (585) 223-2160 

Clover Lanes Bowling
2750 Monroe Avenue
Rochester, NY 14618   (585) 244-1484

Rock Ventures
1044 University Avenue
Rochester, NY  14607   (585) 442-5462
http://rockventure.net


Webster Sesquicentennial Arboretum at Kent Park
1700 Schlegel Road
Webster, NY   (585) 234-4622

U of R Arboretum
U of R River Campus
Elmwood Ave. at Wilson Blvd.
Rochester, NY   (585) 273-5627

Ellwanger Garden
625 Mt. Hope Ave.
Rochester, NY   (585) 546-7029
MUSEUMS
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Strasenburgh Planetarium
Cummings Nature Center
Contact info:     Group scheduling   (585) 697-1942
Rochester Museum & Science Center
657 East Avenue
Rochester, NY  14607
www.rmsc.org click on Programs, Events, then Scouts

Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
282 Rush Scottsville Rd                                    
Rush, NY 14543     (585) 533-1431

New York Museum of Transportation
P.O. Box 136
6393 East River Road
W. Henrietta, NY, 14586   (585) 533-1113

Genesee Lighthouse Museum
70 Lighthouse Street     
Rochester, NY 14612   (585) 621-6179

George Eastman House
900 East Ave
Rochester, NY 14607   (585) 271-3361

Strong National Museum of Play
One Manhattan Square
Rochester, NY 14607   (585) 263-2700
Memorial Art Gallery
500 University Ave
Rochester, NY 14607   (585) 473-7720

Susan B. Anthony House
17 Madison Street
Rochester, NY 14608   (585) 235-6124

Valentown Museum
7370 Valentown Rd
Victor, NY 14564   (585) 924-4170

OUTDOOR ACTIVITES
Arrowhead Outdoor Education Center
111 East Jefferson Rd.
Pittsford, NY 14534   (585) 383-4590

Bay Creek Paddling Center, Inc
1099 Empire Blvd.
Rochester NY, 14609   (585)-288-2830


Seneca Park Zoo
2222 St. Paul St.
Rochester, NY 14621   (585)336-7200

YMCA Camp Arrowhead
(camping and a great rope course)
20 Arrowhead Rd.
Pittsford, NY 14534   (585) 383-4590

148th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
36 West Main Street
Waterloo, NY, 13165
http://www.148nyvi.com/


Rochester Public Market
280 North Union St.
Rochester, NY

NYS Fish Hatchery at Caledonia
16 North St. (Rt. 36)
Caledonia, NY
www.dec.ny.gov

Manhattan Square Park Ice Rink
Rochester, NY  

Highland Park Pond  (ice skating)
999 South Ave (next to James P.B. Duffy School #12)
Rochester, NY
NATURE  ACTIVITIES

Quiet Meadows   (peaceful meadow w/ paths on 5 acres overlooking Canandaigua Lake)
5787 Barnes Rd.
Canandaigua, NY   (585) 396-2034
 
Corbetts Glen Nature Park
Glen Rd (near 441)
Brighton, NY  

Channing S. Philbrick Park / Linear Park
1 Linear Park Drive (off 441)
Penfield, NY

Tinker Nature Park & Hansen Nature Center
1525 Calkins Road
PO Box 999
Henrietta, NY 14467   (585) 359-7044

Crescent Trail Association
PO Box 1354
Fairport, NY   234-1621

Ontario Pathways Rail Trail
PO Box 996
Canandaigua, NY  234-7722

Thousand Acre Swamp Preserve
Jackson Road
Penfield, NY 14526

Helmer Nature Center
154 Pine Grove Avenue
Rochester, NY 14617-2627   (585) 336-6079
http://www.westirondequoit.org/helmer.htm

Wild Wings / Bird Song Trail (in Mendon Ponds Park)
27 Pond Road (intersection of Clover Street)
Honeoye Falls, NY 14472   (585) 334-7790

Powers Farm Market
161 Marsh Rd
Pittsford, NY  14534   (585)586-4631

Wickam Farms
1821 Fairport Nine Mile Rd.
Fairport, NY  14450   (585) 377-3276

Long Acre Farm
1342 Eddy Road
Macedon, NY  14502   (315) 986-4202

World of Wildlife Educational Encounters (WOWEE)
(traveling exotic animal educational program)
67 Barons Rd
Rochester, NY, 14617   (315) 926-0525


NYS Trail Finder
(helps locate trails of various / needs throughout NYS)
 
Monroe County Parks
Black Creek Park                                 
Churchville Park
Devil’s Cove Park                                
Durand-Eastman Park
Ellison Park and Wetlands                     
Genesee Valley Park
Greece Canal Park                               
Highland Park
Irondequoit Bay East & West Parks      
Irondequoit Bay Marine Park
Lehigh Valley Linear Trail Park
Mendon Ponds Park
Northampton Park
Oatka Park
Ontario Beach Park                              
Powder Mills Park / Fish Hatchery
Seneca Park                                        
Tryon Park
Webster Park                           
Contact Info:     Monroe County Parks Department   (585) 256-4950
www.monroecounty.gov and click on parks

OVERNIGHTS / CAMP-INS
Rochester Museum and Science Center (RMSC)
(see above)

Rock Ventures
(see above)

Eastside YMCA
1835 Fairport Nine Mile Road
Fairport, NY  14450

Seneca Park Zoo
Bunk with the Beasts or Breakfast with the Animals
(see above)

Greater Rochester International Airport
For overnight visits (no cost) and tours of the firefighting equipment, etc.

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