Day Trips Around Rochester: The Book!

What’s Inside

This newly expanded and updated second edition offers hundreds of easy day trips within two hours of Rochester! Local travel expert Debi Bower, founder of daytrippingroc.com, shares her insider knowledge with detailed guides and suggested activities in Rochester, the Finger Lakes region, and beyond. This edition features four new day-trip destinations—Penn Yan, Hammondsport, Auburn, and Ellicottville—perfect for revisiting familiar favorites or discovering new gems. Day Trips Around Rochester, New York is the ultimate guide for residents and visitors eager to experience everything the region has to offer.

About the author

Debi Bower is a photographer, travel writer, and web designer based in Rochester, New York. She is the creator of Day Trips Around Rochester, New York—a website and collection of books celebrating local exploration throughout the Finger Lakes and Western New York. Through photography and words, she invites readers to slow down, look closely, and rediscover the beauty of familiar places.

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