{"id":2554,"date":"2021-07-14T08:23:24","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T15:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/traveltattler\/?p=2554"},"modified":"2021-07-14T08:25:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T15:25:09","slug":"rochester-ny-great-lakes-laughs-on-the-erie-canal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/traveltattler\/golf\/lifestyle\/2554\/rochester-ny-great-lakes-laughs-on-the-erie-canal","title":{"rendered":"Rochester, NY: Great Lakes Laughs on the Erie Canal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rochester is an urban, suburban, rural and nautical experience. (Photo by Harrison Shiels)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Rochester, New York, can teach you a few things about how to play\u2026 literally. Rochester played on my mind after a recent visit to what I found to be a very pleasant urban, suburban, rural and nautical getaway within a day\u2019s driving distance or a short flight over Lakes Erie and Ontario into Rochester\u2019s gorgeous, easy-to-use airport.<\/p>\n

The Strong National Museum of Play, a combination of art, history and science, is an entertaining, interactive cultural encounter with pinball machines, video games, and displays of nostalgic, vintage toys.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople of all ages are instantly transported and gravitate toward a board game or toy they remember,\u201d said Shane Rhinewald, spokesperson for the dynamic, visually dramatic museum which also houses the National Toy Hall of Fame and a full-sized Sesame Street set across from a child-sized Wegman\u2019s grocery store. (Who didn\u2019t play \u201cstore\u201d as a kid!?) \u201cPlay is crucial because while kids learn and store information by playing we, as adults, need it, too, whether it\u2019s interaction through golf or playing cards.\u201d<\/p>\n