Just on the edge of the Dillon Cemetery is the location of the second known bee sting death in…read moreNorth America. Which is evidently worthy of a plaque. So it's worthy of a yelp entry. I wonder where the first known death was?

I know this place better than anywhere I've ever reviewed on Yelp, because I lived here for four…read moreyears and had the best time of my life. Owned and operated by a nonprofit completely independent from Cornell, Telluride is home to a "self-governing intellectual community" (not a cult, or a fraternity, contrary to popular belief) of Cornell undergrads, grad students, and professors, who live and eat for free in exchange for doing work on various aspects of the house. There are readings, lectures, concerts, film screenings, and much more, a lot of which is open to the public. In addition, the building itself is a gorgeous historical artifact of Arts and Crafts-style architecture, with a lot of original detailing and some rather worn pieces of Stickley furniture. If you're curious, ring the doorbell and ask whoever answers if you can have a tour. Telluriders are really nice, if busy and nerdy, and always eager to talk about the weird, wonderful place where they live.

Our busload had a great stop at Rose Hill. The house is full of history and witnessed many changes…read morein the Seneca Lake region starting back in the days of slavery. Our tour guides divided us into groups so we wouldn't collide and took us thru the mansion, museum, store and movie. The only unavoidable problem is that there was no air conditioning in the 19th century and still none today!

From the owner: Rose Hill Mansion overlooks Seneca Lake and is open seasonally for guided tours. At the Greek…read moreRevival house visitors learn about the Swan family who lived there for forty years and used innovative methods to farm the land. Exhibits highlight the many people who lived and worked on the Rose Hill property. A restored 1916 Model T that belonged to a descendant of the Swan family is also on display. The Carriage House Gift Shop carries historically-inspired and locally made items, as well as souvenirs, history books, jewelry, and home decorative items. The grounds are open year-round. Guided tours, May 1-October 31. Closed July 4. Rose Hill Mansion is owned and operated by Historic Geneva, formerly the Geneva Historical Society. Historic Geneva specializes in telling Geneva's stories at our three properties and online.

Perfect location for spur-of-the-moment photo adventure with your film camera or senior photos.read more

Found out about this actual castle. It turns out to have a long history about it. Warner Castle is…read moreon the west side of Highland Park. A popular place for banquets and events. The Sunken Garden is popular for photographs or just for hanging. Basically it's a house shaped like a castle. It's been around here since the 1850s and was formerly just private. This was built by attorney and newspaper publisher Horatio Gates Warner. Made of limestone. This is now the headquarters of The Landmark Society Of Western New York. Indoor access is restricted because it has offices. There's guided tours available by appointment and registration. Behind it is The Sunken Garden. It's free and open to the public. This was completed in 1930 and is the site of family and wedding photos but you have to reserve a time. Get here by going west of the park along Reservoir Avenue. It's got a free parking lot. This gets busy with photography especially on weekends.

If you want to get a feel for Mormon (LDS) historical geography you need to check out Peter Whitmer…read moreLog Home. Peter Whitmer was one of the 8 witlessness to John Smith's finding of the Mormon Plates. A bit off the beaten path, their is a modern reconstruction of Peter Whitmer's cabin with a visitor center next to the cabin that is a great contrast to the log cabin. If can see and walk around the cabin by yourself, but if you want to see the insides, you need to check in to the visitor center and get a docent to give you a tour....

Nice visitor center. Clean bathrooms. But, the best part is the story they have to tell! If what…read morethey are saying about the gold bible is true, then it is the most important message the world has received since the bible. Nice thing, they do not push it on you. They tell you the story, give you a Book of Mormon, and then tell you to find out for yourself. In other words, read the book. It speaks for itself!

Loved my experience, and I know this church is true, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day…read moreSaints, and hope if your reading this you can find that out for yourself.

My wife and I visited the Sacred Grove on 8 June 2025 after she wanted to learn more about the…read moreMormon Religion. Even having grown up in Rochester, there were spaces I had not visited or known about until now. We had a nice guided tour and got to see some impressive reconstructed or preserved historic buildings. It was later in the day, but the space was large and good for those looking to walk in nature or see the supposed site of Smith's theophany.

I came here on a Saturday for the 2pm tour. They have tours twice a day, on most days of the week,…read moreexcluding Sundays. It's advised to call in advance to make a reservation, but there were several walk-ins when I visited and they were easily accommodated. Admission is $7 and includes the tour. The historical site is operated solely by Reverend Paul, a highly knowledgeable steward who had such a passion for honoring and celebrating the life of Harriet Tubman that he quit his job in Washington, DC and moved to Auburn to run this landmark. Paul was a fantastic guide. He checked everyone in at the start of the tour. If you arrive early, you can wander through the visitor center on your own, which has photos and facts about Tubman, her contemporaries, and other relevant details about the Underground Railroad, abolition, the Civil War, and women's suffrage. Once the tour starts, attendees sit while Paul spends about an hour telling Tubman's life story in great detail, from childhood to old age. Paul's talk is thorough, humorous, and wonderfully educational. He asks for audience participation throughout to keep the group engaged. After the talk, we moved to one of the houses on the property that was open to the public and where Tubman actually lived. Paul shared additional details about the history of the abode. It contained furniture pieces to exemplify what might have been inside the home when Tubman lived there. After the tour, attendees were free to walk the grounds, return to the visitor center, or peek inside the other brick home on the property, which was not open for entrance. I would budget about 2 hours for the experience. Great opportunity to learn about Tubman, a remarkable and legendary figure who shaped our nation's history.

Paul is remarkable. So animated and engages the visitors. Love this because of him…read more Also please donate to restore the house!! SU has excavated amazing artifacts waiting to be displayed. This place needs to be finished/restored. It's a treasure.

On the way to Rochester, I suggested that we headed to the Montezuma wildlife refuge. It was…read moreinteresting that they said that they wanted to go but didn't get a chance to yet. Lucky me! I got to do a touristy thing while driving to Rochester by stopping by half way in and visit the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. A question came to mind was that why wasn't this a national park maintained by the National Park Service. I'm sure there's criteria that makes it to the list or not. With that said, my friend and her family arrived here around 11am and we did a drive thru that took us about 2 hours. It was nice that there was no admission fee or anything. No staff or anything at the entry point. No gate but just a sign that said "Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge". That was pretty cool though and we just started to drive slowly at 5 mph so we could see all the natural wildlife that the sanctuary held for the day. We mostly saw ducks but saw other water fowl in the area. We drove to the large sculpture of the bald eagle before leaving the area. There was a few cars along the road, which was parked along the side. I learned about the history of the wildlife refuge thru Wikipedia while we drove slowly and my friend's kids called out randomly when they saw stuff on the lake. I learned that they don't really groom the landscape here because they let it grow out and untouched because of the national wildlife refuge status. Majority of the drive was on a paved path that's only drivable in one direction. I was told later that there's more to the sanctuary, but the part that the public got to see was good enough. The overall experience here at the Montezuma national wildlife refuge here in Seneca Falls, NY was very cool and definitely a hidden gem in the area. My friend and her family appreciated the fact that it was admission free and we just drove through without having to step out of the car. It was also nice to be in the area outside of the city that we could just enjoy nature and how much it is being there and not have to worry about city life too much. A lot of the wildlife refuge seems untouched and it just works better here without much minimal human interaction. Like many other places in the world that doesn't need humans, the Montezuma national wildlife refuge here in Seneca Park does just that. Just a stretch of protected land that's for preservation for future generations. It's a natural spot for wildlife to thrive without human intervention. The part that the public can view is on a 1.3 mile stretch that's for vehicular access only. Too bad you can't run loops around the lake. The statute of the bald eagle was pretty impressive but not as large as I thought it would be. I took photos of it while we past but no selfies unfortunately. After 2 hours of slow driving and admiring the area, we left the wildlife refuge and headed west to Rochester, New York. If you're in the area and want to see this wildlife refuge, it's pretty dope. It's like the zoo, but no fencing unless it's to separate from the highway next to it. For the most part though, it was an educational experience to come thru here. The wide open spaces outside a city made things nice that we have these special designated areas for nature to do its thing with minimal humanity involved. It's nice. The Montezuma national wildlife refuge is located in Seneca Falls, New York. It's physical address is 3395 US Route 20 East, Seneca Falls, NY. There is no admission fees, so you can just drive right on in. There is a visitor center in a small building, but we decided not to do that in the interest of time. You can bet that they have some exhibits of the history of the national refuge and what they're doing as far as preservation efforts for the wildlife refuge and what they've done to accomplish that. As far as parking goes, they have a few parking spots at the visitors center, but it's not a shopping center. Not a big lot. As far as public transportation goes, I doubt there is any, so your best bet would be to rent a car really to get here. There's always uber and Lyft that can drop you off here and you could walk the loop, but it would look funny. Best to just rent a car or have friends in the area for a fun experience with them if you can. Best bet would be to bring snacks and drinks so that you're not all dehydrated and hungry during your trip here to the Montezuma national wildlife refuge in Seneca Falls, New York. A good experience would be 3-3 1/2 hours including a stop inside the visitors center. And so, if you're in the area and want to see something outside the box, consider stopping by to see the Montezuma national wildlife refuge. I'm sure the local ducks would love to see you. 5.0 stars for overall experience. Support local! A+

The visitor center is open daily 10a-3p. There's a book inside where people are encouraged to…read morewrite what they've seen (and where!) Yesterday at the center I saw a pair of tundra swans, and a trio of sandhill cranes - all were briefly resting from migration. I love this place!

What an incredible museum!…read more If you know me, you know I have a deep love of historic architecture. Now I've seen my fair share of octagon houses - and often being volunteer-run historic sites or restrictive museums, it isn't too often I get the chance to get a complete top-to-bottom tour. However, we happened to be in the right place at the right time for the Wilcox Octagon House Museum! This place is only open on select Sundays throughout the year, all of which can be found on their website. This place is entirely volunteer-run, and the women we met who gave us a tour of the site were incredibly knowledgeable, not only about the site itself but about the intriguing things going on in the world throughout the house's lifetime. We started on the bottom floor and learned about the structure itself, and all of the changes it went through as it changed ownership from its original builders, the Wilcox's. It was very interesting to see how at one point the house had been turned into a duplex, had a remodeled 1940's kitchen, and the unique and oddly-shaped closets. My favorite fun-fact was that the house was so highly taxed when it was constructed because each room - including the tiny closets throughout the house - was taken into consideration when being taxed. As we moved throughout the house, we were able to see the super-cool wine cellar in the basement, original kitchen, plus the top floor and the gorgeous windowed overlook with an amazing view of the surrounding town of Camillus. The volunteers were very informative and friendly, and understanding of the fact that we were kind of in a rush, only because we had plans to catch a boat ride at another museum a short drive away. I am so grateful that they were incredibly accommodating of us! In short, this was an incredibly cool place to experience, and I absolutely recommend coming here if you happen to be looking for something to do on a lazy sunday. A historic home like this is truly a treasure and it always feels good to support small volunteer-run historical such as this.