Discovering Rochester, NY: Uncovering Amazing Things To Do In Upstate New York's Hidden Gem

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  • čas přidán 4. 06. 2024
  • Rochester, New York was a city that completely blew away my expectations. A weekend in Rochester with my family completely changed the way I see this hidden gem in upstate New York.
    With outrageous food, towering waterfalls, and awe-inspiring outdoors, Rochester is a city built for fun. In fact, they have an entire museum dedicated to play!
    If you're looking for things to do in Rochester, check this out. And let us know your favorite places to visit in the city.
    I want to send a big thank you to Visit Rochester for supporting us during the making of this video.
    For more details on these amazing Rochester attractions, head over to our website for a complete guide to the city.
    1:40: Letchworth State Park
    2:16: High Falls/High Falls District
    2:58: Ontario Beach Park
    3:35: Bill Gray's
    3:59: Abbott's Frozen Custard
    4:12: Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse
    4:36: House of Guitars
    517: Record Archive
    5:44: Susan B. Anthony House & Museum
    6:24: Highland Park/Frederick Douglass Statue
    6:43: Strathallan Hotel
    7:31: Dinosaur BBQ
    8:22: Strong Museum of Play
    9:17: Genesee County Village & Museum
    10:07: Radio Social
    11:35: Rochester Public Market
    12:06: Rochester Science Museum Center and Strassbergh Planetarium
    13:13: Schoen Place/Aladdin's Natural Eatery
    13:26: Towpath Bikes/Erie Canal Cycling
    13:47: Whispering Pines Miniature Golf/Parkside Diner
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Komentáře • 310

  • @soewin1258
    @soewin1258 Před rokem +23

    I live in Rochester and I like it. Oftentimes I feel like Rochester is underrated.

    • @Coloradojoe585
      @Coloradojoe585 Před rokem +3

      Your feeling is wrong and you need to get out more

    • @jeremypilot1015
      @jeremypilot1015 Před rokem +2

      You obviously haven't traveled far. lol

    • @Coloradojoe585
      @Coloradojoe585 Před rokem +4

      @Jeremy Pilot look at her name. Tells you everything. Foreigners love rochester. I noticed that in my 20s living in the ROC. Found out it was a sanctuary city. They get help from the city and county. More hand outs! Let them have it. Move out

    • @soewin1258
      @soewin1258 Před rokem +4

      @@Coloradojoe585 yes, I have been living in RoRochester over 10 years ago and I love it. FYI, I have been to Canada, Japan, and Thailand.

    • @Coloradojoe585
      @Coloradojoe585 Před rokem

      @@soewin1258 oh goodie!

  • @joannegale-curtis2571
    @joannegale-curtis2571 Před rokem +33

    You missed our famous garbage plate at Nic Tahou's! Your film made Rochester look great! Thank you!

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před rokem +3

      I did write about it on my website, but you’re right, I should have mentioned it here 🥹

    • @midnightryder611
      @midnightryder611 Před rokem +5

      Meh, tahoes is not the place it once was.

    • @Perejil1319
      @Perejil1319 Před rokem

      Haha Rochester is a dump and a nightmare place to live (I did in the 70s), but Nick Tahous was one of the few rays of sunshine.

    • @alanwilliamson6421
      @alanwilliamson6421 Před rokem

      Yummy

    • @charlesbaldo
      @charlesbaldo Před 11 měsíci

      I was happy the skipped it. Lived here 66 years.

  • @thebigskyguy
    @thebigskyguy Před rokem +9

    Rochester was such an important city. Industry, agriculture, photography, music, history, cuisine, etc etc
    It's not the city it used to be, but well worth a visit.

  • @seanphelan7271
    @seanphelan7271 Před rokem +21

    Great job! I've been here for over 20 years and STILL learned a few new things!

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před rokem +2

      I’m so happy to hear that! 🙏

    • @ATL_Transparency_News
      @ATL_Transparency_News Před 4 měsíci

      get back on your meds dude. rochester is known for mentally unstable people.... its the least amount of sunlight of any city in the US.

  • @ctjets
    @ctjets Před rokem +5

    My daughter went to the University of Rochester, and I too fell in love with city. the food, museums, bike trails, and naturual beauty are amazing. Also good minor league sports scene and major college BB and FB an hour east in Syracuse and NFL and NHL an hour west in Buffalo. Great town!

  • @tomsmith2013
    @tomsmith2013 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Makes no difference where I go, you're the best hometown I know. Hello Rochester, hello Rochester!

  • @VisitRochester
    @VisitRochester Před 2 lety +9

    Thanks for visiting Rochester, we're so glad you had fun! Come again soon! #VisitROC

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před 2 lety +1

      We can’t wait to visit again! Thanks so much for the memories ❤️❤️

    • @Coloradojoe585
      @Coloradojoe585 Před rokem

      Stop it! Don't be surprised when u of r and rit admissions fall do to how shitty the area is. Already seen it happening. Parents are scared shitless to send there kids here. Who could blame them. Rochester is a dump

  • @stuartrubin5730
    @stuartrubin5730 Před rokem +8

    As pointed out by others the biggest overlooked spot was the George Eastman Museum which houses a world class collection of photographs. Rochester is also proud of the locally headquartered Wegman's Markets. You could have visited the Pittsford location. And I know that Canadians visit Eastview Mall just south of Monroe County. One of my favorite spots in the area is the Ontario Antique Mall on the road to Canandaigua. As far as the population stats, the metro area has roughly a million residents.

  • @chiptrimble
    @chiptrimble Před rokem +4

    Don't miss Jeremiah's for the best wings in town, and the Rochester Jazz Fest is a world class music festival each year drawing 1000's of music lovers.

  • @discoveringhealthandfinanc8328
    @discoveringhealthandfinanc8328 Před 10 měsíci +14

    I've noticed a couple of things on videos about Rochester being a dump and riddled with crime. 1. Crime is literally everywhere. 2. Rochester was amazing when I went. Never felt unsafe. 3. People are miserable and will talk crap about anything no matter where they move to, they will only see the negative side of any place. 4. Visit the place for yourself. 5. If you made it this far, stop reading the comments lol. Just go visit any place yourself and you be the judge.😊

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před 10 měsíci +1

      100%

    • @UVIcki
      @UVIcki Před 6 měsíci

      Some of the media likes to paint many cities as complete dumps overall

    • @lookoutforchris
      @lookoutforchris Před 6 měsíci +2

      Grew up here, have family here... it's a giant shit hole with a few interesting things. The crime is off the hook. Murder rate of 36 per 100,000... that's like 50% higher than Chicago. Buffalo NY is even worse. Come as a tourist, do the 4 things worth doing, and be glad you don't have to live here.

    • @danielfrancella5219
      @danielfrancella5219 Před 6 měsíci

      I feel the same about Baltimore. I lived in the metro area for 35 years. Never felt unsafe.
      I’m planning a trip to Rochester this spring.

    • @marykayd2781
      @marykayd2781 Před 2 měsíci

      @@lookoutforchris100% correct. I grew up in Charlotte, went to Holy Cross grammar school. It was the best time of my life from the 60’s-‘80’s. Now it’s so dangerous, I would never move back.

  • @taco4296
    @taco4296 Před rokem +3

    I grew up there and experienced the things you saw....I do miss it

  • @jelliotharris
    @jelliotharris Před rokem +5

    Excellent job, I lived there in the '70s and never saw any of those attractions.

  • @lavenderlove1212
    @lavenderlove1212 Před rokem +4

    The "white hot" is ZWEIGLES! I lived in my grandfather's house for 10 years less than a mile from House of Guitars! I was the only female chef at Strathallan and Oak Hill CC back in the 80s. I taught baking classes at the Strong Museum and Center. Down the road from Whispering Pines is Seabreeze Park! Rochester is known as the FLOUR/FLOWER city. It's a must to go to the Lilac Festival in the Spring and countless of festivals in the summer!

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před rokem

      Whoa! You’re connected to this city!

    • @lavenderlove1212
      @lavenderlove1212 Před rokem

      @@WanderingWagars very.. born and raised left in 1996. Still have numerous of families and friends there.

  • @chipchapin5092
    @chipchapin5092 Před rokem

    What a great little video. Makes me want to visit Rochester real soon!

  • @YS-rh7we
    @YS-rh7we Před 2 měsíci +1

    This video travel was so wonderfull

  • @familyiseverything1617
    @familyiseverything1617 Před rokem +3

    Miss living there

  • @SMtWalkerS
    @SMtWalkerS Před 23 dny

    Wow, I'm convinced! I really want to visit Rochester!

  • @cylonshanghai
    @cylonshanghai Před rokem +1

    Really enjoyed your video, planning to take my family for a visit next summer!

  • @ShellBAtoms
    @ShellBAtoms Před rokem +3

    Rochester has the best clouds!

  • @ariellesorel3778
    @ariellesorel3778 Před rokem +4

    You totally nailed Rochester ny area!🤘I live in canandaigua ny. my whole life lol You totally found the Best places in this area!🤘💕 I also learned something new to!

  • @MichaelAMarion96
    @MichaelAMarion96 Před rokem +3

    This was such an amazing video! I am really glad that you enjoyed your stay in my local town! :) I would for sure check out Canal side in Buffalo NY next time you are out here in Rochester. It is about an hour drive but 100% worth the trip! :)

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před rokem +1

      Thanks 🙏 I’ll definitely check that out when I’m in town next!

  • @jessegoldsmith1807
    @jessegoldsmith1807 Před rokem +5

    I live here and yea on point with everything!

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před rokem

      Awesome to have a local perspective Jesse, thanks so much!

  • @AK.__
    @AK.__ Před 11 měsíci

    I liked the vide, thank you! Watched with my kids, they didn't understand though, what actually to do there.

  • @hellobobby
    @hellobobby Před rokem +6

    I truly believe it is a hidden gem! Great video.

    • @lookoutforchris
      @lookoutforchris Před rokem

      It’s a great place to get shot in the face.

    • @Coloradojoe585
      @Coloradojoe585 Před rokem +1

      You can believe I unicorns too. That would be more believable that rochester being a hidden gem

  • @elleryjohnson1326
    @elleryjohnson1326 Před rokem +1

    Great Video!!!!

  • @victoriagamboni8926
    @victoriagamboni8926 Před rokem +5

    I love Rochester NY. Thank you.

    • @buyamerican3191
      @buyamerican3191 Před rokem

      If you love Rochester, you obviously don't see the whole picture.

    • @Coloradojoe585
      @Coloradojoe585 Před rokem

      @Buy American stubborn people man. STUBBORN!!! People don't get out much in that cloudy shit hole

    • @BabyBugBug
      @BabyBugBug Před 18 hodinami

      @@Coloradojoe585You’re judging a place because it’s cloudy? I guess Berlin is a terrible place to live lol.

    • @Coloradojoe585
      @Coloradojoe585 Před 15 hodinami

      @@BabyBugBug its cloudy, ghetto, the economy sucks, businesses have been leaving left and right. Berlin is a gray mossy place but not ghetto like the roc. Any more questions ? I have the answers

  • @evacameron8670
    @evacameron8670 Před 7 měsíci +1

    awesome 👏

  • @lindsaymacali9094
    @lindsaymacali9094 Před rokem +3

    I used to volunteer to at Susan b Anthony house ! Great place to visit😊 I love my hometown the House of Guitars is a great place to go to! You did a great job

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před rokem +1

      That’s amazing Lindsay. Glad you were their to help others learn her message. 🙏

  • @hermionegardener3796
    @hermionegardener3796 Před rokem

    a good video with good info. I'm only sorry to say that yours is the only video with good info of interesting and fun things to do and see in Rochester.

  • @charlesbaldo
    @charlesbaldo Před 11 měsíci +1

    Life long resident, you did a good job.

  • @randomland9088
    @randomland9088 Před 8 měsíci +5

    It's hard for us to find this value in our city the way outsiders feel.

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před 8 měsíci +2

      It’s always hard to experience your own city the way outsiders experience it. Try spending a day as a tourist in your own city, you may be surprised at what you find.

    • @mikeru2499
      @mikeru2499 Před 7 měsíci +3

      I didn't appreciate it, till I moved away

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před 7 měsíci

      @@mikeru2499 it’s funny how things work like that.

    • @BabyBugBug
      @BabyBugBug Před 18 hodinami

      I’m originally from San Francisco. Of course I realize that Rochester has crime problems that need to be fixed. I do not agree with the politics (after all, look where I am from lol). Still, I think Rochester is a stunning city with absolutely beautiful streets and homes. I loved it so much I bought a home on Seneca Lake to enjoy the region.

  • @sweetstufff
    @sweetstufff Před 11 měsíci +2

    Thanks for wonderful video! Which show did you choose in the Planetarium? Did it have a star dome where you feel like you are under the stars?

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před 11 měsíci

      We went with Planet Spectacular, which definitely had moments like that, but was more like an “adventure through the solar system”.

    • @sweetstufff
      @sweetstufff Před 11 měsíci

      @@WanderingWagars Thanks for the info! Loved your video. It is very informative.

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před 11 měsíci

      @@sweetstufff I’m so happy to hear that! Enjoy your time in Rochester.

  • @togaplop
    @togaplop Před rokem +4

    Thank you for enjoying our little gem and for posting a favorable video. For your next visit, if you want to sound like a local, the lake neighborhood, Charlotte, is pronounced "sha-lot" or "shar-lot". We love our Canadian neighbors, and look forward to having you back.

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před rokem

      Thank you for clarifying that! We look forward to coming back again soon.

    • @JoanneKatzman
      @JoanneKatzman Před rokem +1

      Yes, the accent is on the second syllable, not the first.

  • @catandmouse14
    @catandmouse14 Před 5 měsíci

    I grew up in Rochester in the 1970’s and 1980’s and while there were things to do, and I did them all, the old attractions have been brought into the 21st century. There is too much to describe to explain how much the city has improved in terms of these upgrades - except the natural attractions, which have always been there and always will. My niece went to the University of Rochester and fell in love with the city 15 years ago, and worked in downtown for quite a number of years as it began to come alive again. I worked at the original Aladdin’s on Monroe Avenue one summer in the 1980’s, and even it has been transformed. The only thing I would add is to suggest a visit to the George Eastman House, in which the history of visual representation is documented, and the downtown library. Both are historical buildings and will not disappoint.

  • @ohnoflicks
    @ohnoflicks Před rokem +5

    Even though I pretty much despise today’s music, a visit to HOG (House of Guitars) is a must on the to do list. Incredible place. Edit: Wow all the times I went to Seabreeze and had no idea about the miniature golf! I will have to check it out next time I take a trip over. Great video 😀

  • @TacoCrisma
    @TacoCrisma Před rokem +6

    Lived here all my life, been to plenty other cities. It’s not bad here at all. Like anywhere else, there’s areas you avoid. This city is rich in history, a cultural melting pot, and the food is pretty excellent.
    It’s no LA, but it’s not meant for metropolis lovers. It’s a once industrial city turned tech. It’s had hard times, but I’ve been to much much worse. I moved away for a bit and came back.
    Don’t pigeonhole Rochester into the problems of NYS because those problems would exist anywhere within state lines.

  • @darrylhall9503
    @darrylhall9503 Před rokem +1

    I'm going home for a week next month. I will bring back white hots. Where you see the falls I grew up in that neighborhood.

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před rokem

      Enjoy your visit back home! Talk about growing up with a view 😮

  • @manhattanmama4192
    @manhattanmama4192 Před rokem +4

    I was born and raised there but my brothers and I all left as soon as we graduated from school. We are now scattered around the country in New Hampshire, Georgetown, and Tampa Bay. It used to be an okay city but Kodak, Xerox, Bausch & Lomb and many other huge corporations have packed up and left. They have the least days of sunshine even beating out Seattle. It still has snowed in May in Rochester. One of the highest violent crime cities per capita in the country. Nice vid but no thanks. I wouldn’t even want to go back to visit. 🤷🏼‍♀️

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před 11 měsíci

      Interesting viewpoint.

    • @marykayd2781
      @marykayd2781 Před 2 měsíci

      @@WanderingWagarsHe’s 100% correct. Rochester USED TO BE a great place to live. Not any more, sadly.

  • @Ghostrider-5330
    @Ghostrider-5330 Před rokem

    Next time you visit Rochester you should do it in the summer because you can watch are baseball team called Rochester Red Wings. Amazing restaurant you should visit is BTB bar & grill.

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před rokem

      Thanks for the tips! I’ll check them out the next time I’m in town.

    • @Ghostrider-5330
      @Ghostrider-5330 Před rokem

      @@WanderingWagars you are welcomed.

  • @temerring
    @temerring Před rokem +2

    Commander Tom was from WKBW in Buffalo, not Rochester.

  • @Officially.Lashay
    @Officially.Lashay Před rokem +3

    Thank you so much this helped me a lot 💗 💕 💖 I'm taking my girlfriend to 3 of the recommended places 😊

  • @JC_06
    @JC_06 Před rokem

    Sana balang araw makapunta din ako diyan sa rochester para makita at makasama ko na si abi. 🙏🙏🙏

  • @coreymishler6337
    @coreymishler6337 Před rokem +1

    Is there an Ezra Tillotson in Pittsford?

  • @CrazyThaiWife
    @CrazyThaiWife Před rokem +2

    Thanks for the video. The music is a little loud

  • @Koolazzmike
    @Koolazzmike Před rokem +3

    Just out of curiosity, where do you live? What brought you to visit Rochester?

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před rokem +2

      Hi Mike, I live just across the border near Toronto. I was invited to explore Rochester by the tourism board, although I had travelled through several times and had visited the Museum of Play, Letchworth State Park, and a few other places in the past.

    • @Koolazzmike
      @Koolazzmike Před rokem

      @@WanderingWagars ok cool

  • @user-co1ex9yn3m
    @user-co1ex9yn3m Před 6 měsíci

    ほんと懐かしい!オーバンからは車で2時間かかりました。私がいた頃はコダックの本社がかり、名前は忘れましたが、もう1つ大会社もありました。イーストマン音楽院には、たびたび勉強の為に訪れました。懐かしい!

  • @Anthony-re8xl
    @Anthony-re8xl Před rokem +7

    Try not to get shot

  • @Perejil1319
    @Perejil1319 Před 11 měsíci

    Nick Tahou’s was an institution. Helped many of us survive the Terrible U or R

  • @cg329
    @cg329 Před rokem

    😍🌟😍...

  • @michaelhband
    @michaelhband Před rokem

    👍👍👍❤❤❤

  • @nightwing7
    @nightwing7 Před rokem +7

    The Strong Museum of Play, The only place (I know of) where you can go to Sesame Street. All you who are speaking against Rochester can kindly stay away. It's my home and I love it.

    • @lookoutforchris
      @lookoutforchris Před rokem

      Where are you originally from?

    • @nightwing7
      @nightwing7 Před rokem +1

      @@lookoutforchris From Rochester's inner city. Northside near where the Projects was.

    • @marykayd2781
      @marykayd2781 Před 2 měsíci

      @@nightwing7AKA the ghetto

  • @charlesbaldo
    @charlesbaldo Před 11 měsíci

    One thing I wish you got was Elvis pants at the HOG. I live right down the street now.

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před 11 měsíci

      I had no idea! Something to check out next time.

    • @charlesbaldo
      @charlesbaldo Před 11 měsíci

      @@WanderingWagars the room with all the records in the back, just look up. I guarantee you walked right under them on your visit, they were about 20 feet from the brick wall with all the autographs on it.

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před 11 měsíci

      @@charlesbaldo oh man! How did I miss them?

  • @jensnooters6938
    @jensnooters6938 Před měsícem +1

    Commander Tom lived in Lockport and was aired out of Buffalo.

  • @biggerock
    @biggerock Před 9 měsíci +1

    You visited Ontario Beach Park and didn't mention the carousel?!? By the way, "Charlotte" is pronounced " Sha-LOT".

  • @lilydanceandacting
    @lilydanceandacting Před 4 měsíci

    You forgot Nerdvana! It is across from the strong museum! You can play Xbox, Nintendo, and PS5 at your dinner table. The fries are so good!

  • @midnightryder611
    @midnightryder611 Před rokem +8

    Charlotte is pronounced Shar-Lot. Also the town of Chili is pronounced Chi-lie lol

    • @sampsonlittle7368
      @sampsonlittle7368 Před rokem +2

      No, it’s Sha lot’. No R.

    • @midnightryder611
      @midnightryder611 Před rokem +4

      @@sampsonlittle7368 this ain’t Boston lol. That is a New England play for sure. Rochestarians don’t drop their R’s

    • @Coloradojoe585
      @Coloradojoe585 Před rokem

      This is stupid.

    • @alexclement7221
      @alexclement7221 Před rokem +2

      @@midnightryder611 Until about a century ago, Rochesterians still had the 'western Yankee' accent, and DID drop their R's. You can still find a few rural people south and southeast of the city who speak that way.

    • @ShellBAtoms
      @ShellBAtoms Před rokem

      And if I'm not mistaken, it's MON-roe County! (Not Mon-ROE)

  • @marykayd2781
    @marykayd2781 Před 2 měsíci

    You forgot the crime rate is off the charts. It’s not the Rochester I grew up in. Charlotte is now a ghetto. Heartbreaking 💔

  • @wikota1
    @wikota1 Před rokem +2

    Next time come to Brockport and get a garbage plate from Jimmy Z’s.

  • @ianmackenzie686
    @ianmackenzie686 Před rokem +1

    Commander Tom was in buffalo.

  • @AdaptiveApeHybrid
    @AdaptiveApeHybrid Před rokem +2

    Go mushroom hunting at Hamlin state park 🍄

  • @TheSingerAllison
    @TheSingerAllison Před rokem +1

    the lack of garbage plates was disheartening

  • @metatrongroove2824
    @metatrongroove2824 Před 9 měsíci

    Never been more hyped about my hometown ahahaha!

  • @peternorthrup6274
    @peternorthrup6274 Před rokem +12

    Rochester died a long time ago. We left 30 years ago. Many in my family followed me. I never could have retired at 55 paying the outrageous taxes in NYS. I was just a regular working guy. I would still be working if I was there. Buying a new car every 4 years because of the rust. I have a F-250 18 years old. It looks like new. The crime and drugs killed 2 of my family members. The glory days are gone. The animals come out at night.

    • @lookoutforchris
      @lookoutforchris Před rokem +5

      It’s become worse since you left. There’s a demographic problem. It’s the Detroit of New York.

    • @peterbelanger4094
      @peterbelanger4094 Před rokem +3

      Many cities are no better. Portland, OR makes Rochester look like a good option.

    • @tomscheurer8271
      @tomscheurer8271 Před 4 měsíci +3

      It hasn't died...if you decide to leave, just go. I love wstching the sunrise and sunset over the water on Lake Ontario. No better place to go biking then the erie canal. The music scene is awesome and the summer brings festival season...no this city isn't dead

    • @marykayd2781
      @marykayd2781 Před 2 měsíci

      You forgot the crime rate is off the charts. It’s not the Rochester I grew up in. Charlotte is now a ghetto. Heartbreaking 💔

    • @Preachinglove
      @Preachinglove Před měsícem

      ❤❤❤​@@tomscheurer8271

  • @Moment-14
    @Moment-14 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Heard 2 second hand accounts of students that transferred from MIT to RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology) and transferred back to MIT because RIT was too difficult.
    To notch school RIT.

  • @tanveer_shafiq
    @tanveer_shafiq Před rokem +1

    Dude, whats with the music?

  • @alexclement7221
    @alexclement7221 Před rokem +2

    DINOSAUR BBQ????? Why??? It's a franchise out of Syracuse; this is not even their flagship location! They serve MEMPHIS-style BBQ, and absolutely none of the 'historical memorabilia" on display there has anything to do with Rochester. And you didn't even mention the fact that the building used to be the Lehigh Valley Railroad station.

  • @shua42780
    @shua42780 Před rokem +5

    Missed dons original waaaaay better burgers than Bill grays, the rest of the review was good

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před rokem +2

      Thanks for the heads up! We’ll check it out the next time we’re in town.

    • @juliapettis2709
      @juliapettis2709 Před rokem

      @@WanderingWagars Tom Wahl's has the best burgers in Rochester! But DogTown has the best garbage plates - an absolute must! Also, it's Genesee Country Village & Museum, not Genesee County.

    • @peterbelanger4094
      @peterbelanger4094 Před rokem

      Let's also not forget Don & Bob's on Monroe ave. It served as a 2nd cafeteria for Brighton High School.
      There was also Vic & Irv's out in seabreeze. That was my favorite back in the day.
      Bill Grey's is just the one that won out over the rest, for some odd reason.
      Don's original? it was good, no complaints, but didn't eat there all the time.

    • @shua42780
      @shua42780 Před rokem

      @@peterbelanger4094 dons original got better or something then because their burgers are amazing, the bun really makes it. Their fries are the thick crinkle cut as well. Their meat hotsauce could have more flavor amd their mac salad is par overall much better than bill grays anyway, I dont bill grays is even in my top 5 of places for garbage plate style food in rochester

    • @marykayd2781
      @marykayd2781 Před 2 měsíci

      Schaller’s on Edgemere Drive is THE BEST burger joint in Rochester!

  • @Deldas
    @Deldas Před 4 měsíci

    People who live in Rochester right now
    👇

  • @ATL_Transparency_News
    @ATL_Transparency_News Před 11 měsíci +3

    it is a dirty little city that closes at 5. high crime rates and murder rates, Shawcross playground. the highest taxes in the nation. and when people explain rochester they point out things outside of it. some of the most contaminated soil from kodak. most homes in the city are falling apart and drug invested

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před 11 měsíci

      Interesting viewpoint.

    • @ATL_Transparency_News
      @ATL_Transparency_News Před 11 měsíci +4

      @@WanderingWagars not interesting, but factual. its a dirty little city. and the poor are kept closed into one section of the city. big social workers playground

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@ATL_Transparency_News interesting viewpoint.

    • @rickdaystar477
      @rickdaystar477 Před 10 měsíci +2

      ​@@WanderingWagarsFactual viewpoint. If you own a Kia odds are excellent it will be stolen by young thieves who steal several a day and get ticketed and released. 135 " youths" have stole, wrecked and used in the commission of a crime by stealing 2,400 of them off the city streets in THE PAST SIX MONTHS!

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před 10 měsíci

      @@rickdaystar477 Interesting viewpoint.

  • @buyamerican3191
    @buyamerican3191 Před rokem +6

    Great montage of our city. There are a couple of highlights that you missed, one of which is the nightlife. The ghetto section activities. If you didn't witness the drug deals, prostitutes and the nightly shootings you have missed something. Of course if you happened to tour these areas before noon you would not know these were bad areas because the welfare crowd is still comatose. Certainly there are great nightclubs and food is top notch but if you're going out after dark you need to have an armed escort. You toured some of the best food highlights our city has to offer,(The "Dinosaur" being my fave) but you missed the iconic "Nick Tahou's". People world wide know of the immortal "Garbage plate". Sadly this establishment resides in one of the city's worst crime areas and is not safe to go there even during daylight hours. Nick's earned it's reputation when it was still safe to go there. You also missed the history of the "Genesee Brewery" which originated in the late 1800s right here in "Roch-cha-cha", and funded the creation of Genesee Country Village which you did see. The brewery has it's own museum and restaurant with food that's over the top. Unlike other larger breweries Genesee is brewed here in Rochester and nowhere else in the world. We're kind of proud of that. And what about the home of Kodak? Rochester is where photography began.
    Conspicuous by it's absence, you made no mention of the tent encampments under the expressway overpasses and of course the ever present government corruption but a passing visitor could easily miss this. Certainly one's perspective of the quality of our city changes depending on where you live. If you live on the east side and commute to a 10th floor desk job it's not so bad. If you live on the west side where the working people live it's just a place you have to go to work then retreat at the end of the day. Anywhere inside the city proper is nowhere I would want to live and raise a family. The grass is not always greener as they say, unless you're referring to the marijuana trade here. Having been born here in the mid 50s I can say that your perception of our city matches that timeline, now however...not so much. Just to be fair, I'm sure any other city in America is comparative, everyplace has it's good and bad. Please come back for another visit, I'll be you're tour guide and show you some of the things you missed.
    Anyway, great video, keep up the good work.

    • @chiptrimble
      @chiptrimble Před rokem +2

      Rochester is my hometown..., sad to see and fear what you have correctly outlined. The leadership of the city is and had been so poorly elected that is become one of those, 'of course they're corrupt' in place of, 'SOMEONE has to change'. What a great city it once was. I still have a few bars that I'm glad are still open. My two subs were born in what one was St. Marty's Hospital. Talk about rough neighborhoods.
      I think this video was great for highlighting what is still good...
      A couple 'miss-es' in my view would be The Rochester Jazz Fest, which I just enjoyed after returning from being gone about 30 years! For the most part, the Jazz Fest was absolutely AMAZING!
      THEN, the truth that Rochester has better chicken wings than Buffalo! One of my favorites would be Jeremiah's.
      Glad you told "the whole truth' because the city that I love, has degraded so much, that without better and honorable leadership, will continue to degrade.

    • @Coloradojoe585
      @Coloradojoe585 Před rokem +1

      Rochester is a dead city. The economy is the worst in the country. And the attitudes make it even more miserable. Maybe someday it will become a ghost town. I wouldn't mind. Only part about that dump that I respect is the oldest running market in the country. Over 125 years. Grew up going with my grandpappy. Then as an adult great restraunts were opened inside the market. But... the market is right next to the jungle. Very very dangerous area. So with thw ghetto and dieing economy I decided we had to get out. Off to Colorado I went. Will never look back. Except on youtube so I can trash that dump every chance I get.

    • @marykayd2781
      @marykayd2781 Před 2 měsíci

      You NAILED IT! 100% on everything. Sad to say.

    • @BabyBugBug
      @BabyBugBug Před 18 hodinami

      @@Coloradojoe585You do understand that Denver, CO espouses the same politics you hate, right? Perhaps worse?

    • @Coloradojoe585
      @Coloradojoe585 Před 15 hodinami

      @@BabyBugBug do you know we get back a tabor check over 1600 bucks just because Colorado have extra money. Good luck getting that in ny. I don't hate the politics here. You may but you live in the dump called Rochester. Have a nice weekend. I also make double what I ever made in the roc.

  • @ak6866
    @ak6866 Před rokem +1

    Dude...whatz up with the music !!!

  • @patrickgoungo9772
    @patrickgoungo9772 Před rokem +1

    If you don't have a good education or skill you will have to get them. Compared to many cities I have lived in over the past 40 years Rochester is a great place to live in. Best is the public education which is better than most places in the USA.

  • @dumi6199
    @dumi6199 Před rokem +3

    I recommend sight seeing N Clinton Avenue what a Beautiful peaceful city 🌆 ☺️

    • @lookoutforchris
      @lookoutforchris Před rokem +1

      It was before you arrived.

    • @Coloradojoe585
      @Coloradojoe585 Před rokem

      Hahahahaha! You trying to get people killed. I recommend staying out of the city after the streetlights go out. This is coming from a guy who hits all the best restraunts in thw city and goes to the market alot. That is before moving away 4 years ago. Rochester is bad news bears man. Real bad. Just like South side of Chicago. No difference. It is time to get out folks. Rochester is the new LA. Enjoy

    • @kman7169
      @kman7169 Před rokem +1

      great comment

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před 11 měsíci

      Interesting viewpoibt

  • @quipbelial7604
    @quipbelial7604 Před rokem

    Hi I'm moving new York Rochester, is this a tax free city?

    • @marykayd2781
      @marykayd2781 Před 2 měsíci +1

      You’re joking, right? LMAO

    • @BabyBugBug
      @BabyBugBug Před 18 hodinami

      It’s the opposite sweetie lol

  • @flflflflflfl
    @flflflflflfl Před 3 měsíci +2

    Dude the music is literally unbearable. Otherwise, nice video!

  • @kellygreen3888
    @kellygreen3888 Před rokem +9

    I live near by Rochester , would rather have a root cannel done by a blind dentist than go there ! Crime runs rampet there ! was a great city 40 years ago !

    • @kman7169
      @kman7169 Před rokem +3

      classic , concur

    • @dionysus4778
      @dionysus4778 Před 11 měsíci +2

      isn't Rochester a safe city? I'll be visiting there in few months and I read that it's actually a pretty safe place.

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před 11 měsíci

      Interesting viewpoint

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před 11 měsíci

      @@kman7169 interesting viewpoint

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@dionysus4778 we never felt unsafe.

  • @clifford7594
    @clifford7594 Před rokem +5

    Clifford says, tighten it up:
    A+ - High Falls, Abbott's Frozen Custard, House of Guitars, Strong Museum of Play, Strasenburgh Planetarium
    A - Highland Park/Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester Public Market
    B -
    C - Ontario Beach, Susan B. Anthony house
    D - Genesee Country Museum
    E -
    F - White hots, Charlotte Genesee lighthouse, Strathallen Hotel, Museum and Science Center
    ? - bevy, Dinosaur BBQ (chain restaurant), Radio Social
    Not in Rochester - Schoen Place, Towpath Bikes, Seabreeze
    Most importantly, while virtually all of this footage shows bright, bright, sunhiny days, Rochester is literally the city with the most overcast days and the most days with precipitation in the United States. And having resided in Rochester, I can assure you that it will not snow in July or August. Yes, I've seen it snow in the other ten months.

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před rokem +1

      Thanks for your input. We had three days in the city and it was, luckily, bright and sunny most of the time.

    • @clifford7594
      @clifford7594 Před rokem +1

      @@WanderingWagars Terrific! Rochester is also known as the Festival City because, having been cooped up for three seasons, they schedule festivals virtually every week-end in the summer. Of course, they all have rain dates. Lore: Rochester's four seasons are mud, humidity, color and ice.

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před rokem

      @@clifford7594 hahaha, sounds like Ontario. Winter and Construction are our two seasons

    • @peterbelanger4094
      @peterbelanger4094 Před rokem +1

      More A's.... Durand Eastman park, Cobb's hill (including what they now call 'Washington grove')
      I also think we don't nee to get too nitpickey about what's in city limits or not. Pittsford & Ironequoit are close enough to be part of 'Rochester'.
      sorry. I lived in Brighton & Irondequoit, as well as in the city, I know, might as well be part of Rochester.
      The weather, yes mostly cloudy, snow from oct-april mostly. But the snow isn't as bad as in Buffalo or Syracuse. Heavier near the lake.
      Sun is over-rated. I currently live on the west coast, and even Oregon is sunnier (especially in the summer).
      Seriously considering going back to upstate NY. I like rain.

    • @clifford7594
      @clifford7594 Před rokem +1

      @@peterbelanger4094 Different strokes.

  • @bowlingpin3092
    @bowlingpin3092 Před 7 měsíci

    1. Leave

  • @joannendour2377
    @joannendour2377 Před rokem +1

    Some parts great other parts violent city needs be cleaned up gangs drugs
    Lived year worst nitemare

  • @dennisd4452
    @dennisd4452 Před 5 měsíci

    Every place has kids in it. Isn't there any adult entertainment to go to without kids?

  • @prodesign8189
    @prodesign8189 Před rokem +2

    Watch the YT video on rochester in the 60s...it was a place to visit but today I'd visit anywhere in the beautiful areas around rochester, but not downtown...this video did a nice job putting lipstick on a pig tho!

  • @puregold1725
    @puregold1725 Před rokem +2

    Its not upstate NY its western NY

    • @BabyBugBug
      @BabyBugBug Před 18 hodinami

      It’s the same thing omg

    • @puregold1725
      @puregold1725 Před 6 hodinami

      @@BabyBugBug actually its not. Omg

    • @BabyBugBug
      @BabyBugBug Před 5 hodinami

      @@puregold1725To everyone outside of the area, it is the same thing lol. Sorry to break it to you.

    • @puregold1725
      @puregold1725 Před 5 hodinami

      Look up western ny.

    • @BabyBugBug
      @BabyBugBug Před 5 hodinami

      @@puregold1725I’m originally from California but I live near Rochester. So yes I know what WNY is. But truth be told, it’s all upstate to the vast majority of people.

  • @johnonorgan
    @johnonorgan Před rokem +3

    can't imagine more annoying music

  • @pappycampbell5374
    @pappycampbell5374 Před rokem

    They should rename it the republic of Rochester.take the n.y.off,let people know stuff different there.

  • @BRAVO-cz8sw
    @BRAVO-cz8sw Před rokem +7

    I would stop advertising this combat zone! This is a deadly place to live in much more to visit if you don't know it!
    It was picture postcard perfect at one time. But that was fifty plus years ago!

  • @dild0sled
    @dild0sled Před rokem +2

    Well done video! I now know to stay away from this town.

  • @scootervlogs2968
    @scootervlogs2968 Před rokem +2

    Rochester NY really sucks,I had lived there Since 1970 and I finally moved away from that state.Think twice before moving there and please do your research on everything. I think you will be surprised.

  • @kylepatrick113
    @kylepatrick113 Před rokem +13

    Things to do in Rochester - leave Rochester

  • @FLWildsnFlies
    @FLWildsnFlies Před rokem +4

    Things to do in Rochester: leave

  • @antoniagreco6316
    @antoniagreco6316 Před rokem +17

    I left Rochester it's a Democratic run down city.100's of HOMICIDES AND TO GET TO THESE NICE PLACES YOU HAVE TO DRIVE THROUGH RUN DOWN NEIGHBORHOODS. 4 MONTHS AGO A 10YR GIRL WAS SHOT 4 TIMES AND A GUY WAITING AT THE BUS STOP TO GO TO WORK GOT SHOT IN THE DEAD FOR NO REASON THIS CITY IS NOT SAFE YOU SHOULD TELL PEOPLE IF THEY GO THERE ITS AT THEIR OWN RISK.

    • @lookoutforchris
      @lookoutforchris Před rokem +3

      Child shot in the face in a car seat while driving through Rochester a few weeks ago.

    • @jesslovestexas
      @jesslovestexas Před 8 měsíci

      This is in literally every city. Democrats want background checks and gun control so who is at fault for all these shootings? The gun rights NRA loving republicans.

    • @marykayd2781
      @marykayd2781 Před 2 měsíci

      100% correct

    • @BabyBugBug
      @BabyBugBug Před 18 hodinami

      I walk in Rochester all the time. I am not sure what in the world you are talking about.

  • @brianleb
    @brianleb Před rokem +3

    Progressive policies have led to unbridled crime, high taxes and poor business atmosphere, Rochester is a dying city but thanks for finding the few remaining bright spots.

  • @ernestinediggs1795
    @ernestinediggs1795 Před rokem +3

    OUR CITY IS DEAD🎯

  • @bando2k_onyt
    @bando2k_onyt Před rokem +5

    Rochester not good anymore I was born in the Rochester hood area

  • @henrikostensson1160
    @henrikostensson1160 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Insanely annoying choice of music. Makes me want to not visit.

  • @Bugzie585
    @Bugzie585 Před rokem +9

    I live in Rochester it's sucks crime rate threw the roof because of democrat policies. And people are leaving here because of those progressive attitudes

    • @sampsonlittle7368
      @sampsonlittle7368 Před rokem

      Then if progressives are only left, I’ll have to stay. We have no hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, our lake has no alligators or sharks, we have no pythons, it’s 30minutes at the most to get to the major airports to go overseas. We have no fires,no floods. All we have is snow and that’s no going to kill you. We also have normal temperatures in summer, not like the 100’s even a couple of states down get every day.

    • @kman7169
      @kman7169 Před rokem +1

      Check

  • @jeremypilot1015
    @jeremypilot1015 Před rokem +4

    Amazing things to do in Rochester, avoid the homeless, try not to hit the drunk begging for change in the middle of Lyell Ave, Not getting mugged on Dewey Ave, nor getting shot on Lake Ave. Then the time honored tradition of parking overnight in letter city without getting your rims stolen. FYI you will get shot by High Falls be careful I live in Edgerton and used to Live in Mayors Heights. Pull up a chair and let me tell you about Rochester and the police who are paralyzed to do anything. and Zweigel's are disgusting get a Hoffmans and they're called a Coney after Coney Island the first place to sell them.

    • @manhattanmama4192
      @manhattanmama4192 Před rokem +2

      The city has gone straight to hell.

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před 11 měsíci

      Interesting viewpoint.

    • @Leg239
      @Leg239 Před 9 měsíci

      Funny you say that, when I lived in Rochester I was driving down east ave. Two drunk bums were fighting and they fell into the road, I nearly ran them over

    • @jeremypilot1015
      @jeremypilot1015 Před 9 měsíci

      @@Leg239 that’s a high class drunk over on East Ave

    • @marykayd2781
      @marykayd2781 Před 2 měsíci

      @@jeremypilot1015Really? The old Cadillac Hotel is literally 100 feet from East Avenue, right past RG&E

  • @mickeyscott7479
    @mickeyscott7479 Před rokem +2

    Dodging bullets is not exciting. Stay out of this Democrat run hellhole.

  • @Tjkruse9889
    @Tjkruse9889 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Best thing to do in are wonderful city of rochester is leave this city is a dump

  • @darlenewashington547
    @darlenewashington547 Před rokem +3

    Rochester ain't "Sh*t"

  • @ZIEGLAH
    @ZIEGLAH Před 2 měsíci +1

    Nothing, there's nothing to do here, it's not safe at all. Do you like living then don't come here

    • @WanderingWagars
      @WanderingWagars  Před 2 měsíci

      Riiiiiiiight.

    • @ZIEGLAH
      @ZIEGLAH Před 2 měsíci

      @@WanderingWagars some suburbs are nice but most of this city is just corrupted and violent