Greek festival June 3-6 and I cannot wait! Excellent food and music and real Greek wine!!!
The staff and devotees here are incredibly hospitable and friendly. Even if you're not a Hindu, visiting is a great experience.
Store is open every Sunday. Lots of Ukrainian goods and stuff to make Easter eggs!
A beautiful worship space and the final resting place for Venerable Father Nelson Baker, priest of the Diocese of Buffalo
A beautiful basilica with a shrine to Our Lady of Fatima with regular masses. Checkout the 120 different statues of the saints!
The current church was only built in the late 1960's, but the congregation dates back to 1876. The story behind it is unique; checkout one of the public tours!
This temple features one of the most extensive and unique collection of menorahs and candelabras in the entire world. Stop in to check it out!
More icons packed in to one space than possibly anywhere else in Rochester. You could spend hours looking at each item in here, and it's all beautiful.
Supposedly open to the public and welcoming of visitors but after calling ahead and driving from Rochester we were turned away. Not as open to outsiders as they want you to believe they are.
The only church in Perinton to have a cemetery adjoining it.
One of the oldest churches in Rochester, the congregation was founded in 1873. A neo-gothic style architecture that features some of the best Western European style stained glass windows in the area.
In this forest, Joseph Smith was visited for the first time by the Angel Moroni. Walk through and experience the serenity of the land.
Don't leave without a free "signature" - a replica sheet with the first 16 pages of print. Get it on the 2nd floor.
At least twice in its history, Temple Concord has opened it's doors to other congregations, including Grace Episcopal Church, when they needed a place to meet.
Ask to have a tour of the crypt where Bishops are burried.
Kateri Tekakwitha was made a Saint on Oct. 21, 2012. This shrine is within walking distance to where she was baptized, and not far from where she was born.
Great collection of stained glass windows including a huge Tiffany rose window. Sign up for one of their occasional stained glass tours to get the back story and some great local history.
George Eastman saw the ceiling inside this church, and decided to emulate it when he built the Eastman Theatre. Get inside to see the ceiling here, it's spectacular!
Every single brick in this church is completely unique due to the firing process to make them. You don't have to look too close to see how perfectly misshapen each one is--it's a fantastic sight!
This congregation is the same one that existed up the street in the church that Frederick Douglass began writing 'The North Star' papers in.
The Soule House that is now offices for the church has one room with windows that are Tiffany glass.
The Megiddo Church is a small little-known group that settled in the area in 1906. They are essentially the reason the 19th Ward exists today. Incredibly friendly group of people!
Checkout the 56 different Louis Comfort Tiffany stained glass windows!
Museum with a couple really cool buildings, including the Cobblestone Church, possibly the oldest still standing cobblestone church in the U.S. Tours available, and totally worth it!
The second oldest building in all of Rochester houses one of the oldest Episcopal congregations in the city.
A congregation that dates back to 1812, this church played a large role in the Underground Railroad. The famous black man hung in St. Louis in 1841, James Seward, originally was from this church.
The interior of this church is spectacular! Take time to really look at the stained glass windows.
In front of this church is a sculpture entitled "Bells of Surrender" by Brendan Rose. The text says, "I leave my love here." Its companion piece is in front of Temple Concord.
Now a private residence, this historic landmark once was a sacred place to the Society of Universal Friends. There is a small cemetery somewhere in the back of the house, but I've never found it.
The birthplace of Spiritualism, where the Fox Sisters first learned of their ability to communicate with afterlife spirits on March 31, 1848.
For the story behind this incredible home, visit: http://exploringtheburnedoverdistrict.com/prophet-isaiahs-second-coming-house-niagara-falls-ny/
One of Buffalo's architectural gems. See several gorgeous Tiffany-designed stained glass windows. Leggi tutto.
