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The latest edition of Explore Greater Rochester is here. Let this unique, local guidebook help you to explore what is in your backyard. Discover a new destination. Reacquaint yourself with your favorite park. Find a new watering hole. Fall in love with Rochester all over again. Click here to learn how to order your copy.

About Explore Greater Rochester
Explore Greater Rochester was launched in 2003 as is the official source of information for the more than 1.2 million annual hotel guests in Rochester and the Finger Lakes region. This spring, the seventh edition of this unique local guidebook was published.
Now, the Explore Greater Rochester Web site adds a new, dynamic dimension to this resource. Like the book, the Explore Greater Rochester Web site is produced by the staff of the Rochester Business Journal and features information on local history, entertainment and the arts, wineries, recreation, parks and gardens, easy day trips, special events, museums and more. It also includes ideas for dining and shopping, along with maps to help you get to your chosen destination.
Whether you are a visitor or area resident looking for something new to do or see in Rochester, from hiking to bar hopping to museums and the ballet, Explore Greater Rochester has you covered.
Now available: The 2011 edition of the Explore Greater Rochester book has arrived! To order your copy, send an email to service@rbj.net.
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