๐บ๐ธ Rochester, NY โ 3 Days 2 Nights Family Trip with Kids ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ
Day 1 11:00 Entered the US via Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls ๐ Visited The Strong National Museum of Play ๐งธ Two-day pass: $37.5 per person (same price for adults and children) Played from 13:00 until closing at 17:00 Parking: $7 (with ticket) 17:30 Checked into the hotel ๐จ Spark by Hilton Rochester University Area Two nights: $235.5 Free unlimited coffee & hot water at the lobby โ Restaurant on the first floor ๐ฝ๏ธ | No swimming pool 18:30 Dinner at Szechuan Opera ๐ถ๏ธ 4 adults + 6 kids | Total: $180 20:30 Returned to the hotel, got ready, and rested ๐ด Day 2 8:15 Woke up | 9:00 Breakfast (served 6:00-10:30) ๐ฅ 10:30 Headed back to The Strong National Museum of Play ๐๏ธ Brought our own lunch ๐ฑ Stayed until 16:30 Parking: $7 Stopped by Costco on the way back ๐ Grabbed a cheap meal for the kids at McDonaldโs ๐ Adults had self-brought "Mรก Liรน Jรฌ" (pre-packed meal) back at the hotel ๐ฒ Day 3 9:00 Woke up, had breakfast, packed, and checked out ๐งณ 10:45 Stopped by the Warner Castle ๐ฐ A 180-year-old โScottish-styleโ castle (pretty but small ๐) Visited RMSC (Rochester Museum & Science Center) ๐ฌ Adult ticket: $23 | Child: $21 A fun 3-floor science & nature museum for kids | Spent 2-3 hours Ate self-brought lunch in the cafeteria (food there wasโฆ not great ๐ ) 15:00 Finished โ originally planned to eat out, but phone data ran out ๐ต Used the museumโs free Wi-Fi to navigate back to Niagara Falls, Canada ๐จ๐ฆ (Guess we used too much YouTubeโฆ ๐ Headed straight home!) Plan to revisit this summer โ saving these for next time! ๐ Costco ๐ Ollieโs Bargain Outlet ๐งธ Wegmans / Trader Joeโs ๐๏ธ Pittsford Farms Dairy ๐ฆ George Eastman Museum ๐ธ Seneca Park Zoo ๐ฆ Highland Park | High Falls | Onondaga Lake Park | Ontario Beach Park ๐๏ธ IndyKart Raceway Indoor Karting ๐๏ธ Lazy Acre Alpacas ๐ฆ #RochesterNY #FamilyTravel #USATrip #KidsActivities #TravelDiary #NiagaraFalls #MuseumHop