ROCHESTER LILAC FESTIVAL (USA)

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DAY TRIP FROM TORONTO TO ROCHESTER LILAC FESTIVAL (USA) The largest lilac festival in North America May 15, 2022, Saturday $190 (included: George Eastman Museum) 65+: $180 Rochester is named one of the top nine U.S. cities to visit in 2020 by SmarterTravel. According to SmarterTravel, New York’s third-biggest city is in the midst of a revival. Rochester has always been the entry point to the Finger Lakes wine region but now it’s seeing new levels of growth and revitalization, with more than $950 million being invested in the city’s downtown core, in a successful bid to make this one of the best U.S. cities to visit. Its food and drink scene is booming with new restaurants, wineries, breweries, distilleries, and coffee roasters. Rochester hosts more than 140 annual festivals; its key attractions include High Falls, a 96-foot Genesee River waterfall in the middle of downtown; the Lake Ontario shoreline; hiking and biking trails along the Erie Canal; Sibley Square and excellent museums. Rochester is one of just four cities in the United States that boasts an entire park system designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. We will visit Rochester during the Lilac festival, the largest free festival of its kind in North America. Tour highlights: Highland Park, designed by Fredrick Law Olmsted and the world-famous Rochester Lilac Festival with magnificent gardens, great entertainment, art exhibitions and exhilarating special events. George Eastman Museum - world-renowned for its collections in the fields of photography and cinema museum. The old building, home of George Eastman, the founder of Eastman Kodak, is a splendid, extravagant and beautiful mansion, one of the best historical buildings in New York State. High Falls Rochester downtown Magnificent Ontario Beach Park 416-722-9043, 647-773-7775 info@torontogf.com

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