Rochester Audio Walking Tour

Highlights

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  Eastman School of Music

  Established in 1921, the Eastman School of Music greets you, the music school of the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. Established in 1921 by celebrated industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman, this was the university’s first professional school.

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  The National Museum of Play

  Play has a museum here in downtown Rochester: The Strong National Museum of Play, part of The Strong. Established in 1969 and initially based on the personal collection of Rochester native Margaret Woodbury Strong, this institution opened to the public in 1982 after several years of planning, cataloguing, and exhibition development for the museum’s new building.

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  Kodak Tower

  Kodak Tower climbs 19 stories above you in the High Falls District of Rochester, part of the Eastman Kodak Headquarters complex. Its roof reaches 340 feet (103.6 m) and with the antenna spire it tops out at 366 feet (111.6 m).

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  Wilder Building

  Here rises the Wilder Building. It rises as an eleven-story, steel or iron framed, brick-clad structure built between 1887 and 1888 in a modified Romanesque style.

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  ESL Ballpark

  One Morrie Silver Way in downtown Rochester, New York, brings you to ESL Ballpark, originally known as Frontier Field and later Innovative Field. This is the home of the Rochester Red Wings of the International League, a tenancy that began in 1997.

All 31 stops

• Rochester Public Market (Marketview Heights)

  Notice the nine-acre sweep of the Rochester Public Market at 280 North Union Street.

• Corn Hill, Rochester, New York (Corn Hill)

  Corn Hill spreads across the west bank of the Genesee River just south of downtown, Rochester's historic Third Ward.

• Old Stone Warehouse (Mount Hope)

  Four stories of trapezoidal stone face you: the Old Stone Warehouse, which began life in 1822.

• Brown's Race Historic District (Rochester)

  Brown's Race Historic District gathers a compact sweep of historic industry along the curving south rim of the Genesee River gorge, right at the rim…

• Pont de Rennes (Brown's Race Historic District)

  Wrought iron stretches across the Genesee River and Brown's Race in front of you: the Pont de Rennes Bridge, originally the Platt Street Bridge, a…

• High Falls (Rochester)

  Listen to the High Falls, the Upper Falls of the Genesee River in the city of Rochester, New York.

• Kodak Tower (High Falls District)

  Kodak Tower climbs 19 stories above you in the High Falls District of Rochester, part of the Eastman Kodak Headquarters complex.

• Broad Street Bridge (Rochester)

  Stone parapets flank your path across the Second Genesee Aqueduct, also known as the Broad Street Aqueduct or Broad Street Bridge.

• Main Street Bridge (Rochester)

  Five stone arches carry the Main Street Bridge across the Genesee River here in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.

• Court Street Bridge (Rochester)

  Court Street Bridge carries you over the Genesee River, a historic stone arch bridge in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.

• Times Square Building (Four Corners)

  Art Deco rises at 45 Exchange Boulevard in the Four Corners district of downtown Rochester: the Times Square Building, originally the Genesee Valley Trust Building.

• Powers Building (Four Corners)

  Begun in stages in 1865 and dedicated on January 18, 1871, the Powers Building commands the Four Corners above you.

• Wilder Building (Rochester)

  Here rises the Wilder Building.

• Sibley's, Lindsay and Curr Building (Downtown Rochester)

  Sibley's, Lindsay and Curr Building fills the corner ahead of you.

• Sibley Triangle Building (Rochester)

  Flat-iron and five stories tall, the Sibley Triangle Building narrows to a point ahead of you, here in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.

• Rochester Savings Bank (Rochester)

  Kato stone from Minnesota sheathes the four-story, V-shaped Rochester Savings Bank that you face.

• Rundel Memorial Library (Downtown Rochester)

  Downtown Rochester's historic library building, the Rundel Memorial Building, anchors your view.

• Washington Square Park (Rochester)

  Washington Square Park opens in front of you, an urban park in Rochester, New York.

• Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Washington Square Park)

  Bronze and granite rise over Washington Square Park: the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument.

• Susan B. Anthony House (Rochester)

  Susan B. Anthony's home faces you at 17 Madison Street in Rochester, New York.

• Geva Theatre Center (High Falls)

  At 75 Woodbury Boulevard, near High Falls, Geva Theatre Center greets you.

• Little Theatre (downtown Rochester)

  East Avenue in downtown Rochester brings you to the Little Theatre.

• Eastman Theatre (Rochester)

  Gibbs Street, number 26, in Rochester, puts you at the Eastman Theatre.

• Eastman School of Music (Rochester)

  Established in 1921, the Eastman School of Music greets you, the music school of the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York.

• Hochstein School of Music & Dance (Rochester)

  David Hochstein's memory lives on in the school in front of you: the Hochstein School, an all-ages school of music and dance in Rochester.

• Memorial Art Gallery (Prince Street)

  Rochester's civic art museum awaits you: the Memorial Art Gallery, the MAG.

• Rochester Museum and Science Center (Rochester)

  Curiosity brings you to 657 East Ave. and the Rochester Museum & Science Center, the regional hub for hands-on community education in science, technology, regional…

• Strasenburgh Planetarium (Rochester)

  Stars wait for you inside the Strasenburgh Planetarium at 663 East Avenue in Rochester, New York.

• Manhattan Square Park (downtown Rochester)

  Officially Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park at Manhattan Square, Manhattan Square Park is the 5-acre urban park you have reached.

• The National Museum of Play (downtown Rochester)

  Play has a museum here in downtown Rochester: The Strong National Museum of Play, part of The Strong.

• ESL Ballpark (downtown Rochester)

  One Morrie Silver Way in downtown Rochester, New York, brings you to ESL Ballpark, originally known as Frontier Field and later Innovative Field.

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