Location: Phelps
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What to do and see in Phelps, United States: The Best Places and Tips
Phelps in United States, from Nouth America region, is best know for Historic Sites. Discover best things to do in Phelps with beautiful photos and great reviews from traveller around the world here!
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1. Smith Family Farm
Overall Ratings
5 based on 108 reviews
Tour the Smith Family Farm to learn more about the boyhood of Joseph Smith Jr., the first prophet and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Visit the nearby Sacred Grove, where Joseph received a vision of God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. Tours are Free.
Reviewed By DKJPUS - Ridgefield, Connecticut
My family greatly enjoyed our experience at the Smith Family Farm. Whether you are a member of the LDS faith or not, walking through the restored Smith farm, which was a jumping off point for one of America's most enduring religious movements, is educational and insightful. The Mormon missionaries who guide you through the sites are respectful and considerate. You will have as much time as you want to go through everything. My family particularly enjoyed spending time in what Mormons refer to as the sacred grove.
2. Rustiques
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By ChipD58 - Rochester, New York
Our friend Tom, who does a great back roads traveler blog, told us we had to visit Rustiques. So, we took a 30 mile Sunday afternoon drive east from Rochester to the Erie Canal town of Newark.
The shop is in an old industrial area northeast of the village and, according to a flyer, has 8000 square feet of display space on two floors. What’s there is a little hard to describe. It’s part antiques, collected mostly from picking and property clean-outs by David and his partner Liz. But it’s also primitives, plenty of farm and industrial stuff, tools, toys, kitsch, old clothes and lots of “what is that?”
David and Liz have their stuff in the space near the entrance, but they also host about 15 vendors with items on consignment which makes each space both unique and often unusual. Oh, don't go on Mondays...they are closed. They are open Tuesday through Sunday, 9 to 5.
We often hit antique shops as well as old house parts places, but at Rustiques it’s tough to classify. I’d say it’s the attic, barn, garage, spare room and back yard of metro Newark. If you buy, you’ll find fair prices. If you want a trip down memory lane, you can get that also. The owners are nice folks, willing to chat and explain. We’re glad we made the trip.
3. Aristocrat Wine Tours and Limousine Service
Overall Ratings
5 based on 2 reviews
Service to all the Finger Lakes Wine Trails.Seneca, Keuka, Cayuga, and othersFine limousine service and wine tours. Affordable? I guarantee the lowest prices. Quality limousine service for less. The limo you will have is a 10 passenger stretched Lincoln Town car. White with a black cloth top. The limo is like new with low mileage, no stains,smells, rips, dents, dings,or rust, not even a speck of rust. And for your drinks, I use real glass not plastic.
Reviewed By Suslew - Rochester, New York
Our driver, Tim, was simply THE best! Before we started our tour, he chatted with us for a bit to help him understand our wine expertise (we're noobs!) and then he recommended wineries that we should hit. As we drove around the lake, Tim shared excellent history and local perspectives about the area. He helped us with our wine purchases as we finished each wine tasting, and was quick to recommend the next winery we should stop and visit.
And the limo itself was very neat and clean - very safe feeling. We felt like royalty popping in and out at each winery.
All in all, the day couldn't have been better! We'll book with Aristocrat and ask for Tim the next time we're doing a wine tour at around Seneca Lake!
4. Craft Ales and Lagers
Overall Ratings
5 based on 13 reviews
Reviewed By Leigh H - Palmyra, New York, United States
Easy to overlook but you don't want to miss them. Love the cream ale but also like to try the new offerings. They like to try different things than what some other brewers doing.
5. Waterloo Premium Outlets
Overall Ratings
4 based on 327 reviews
Waterloo Premium Outlets features an impressive collection of the finest brands for you, your family and your home. Include a shopping stop during your next trip to the area. Located midway between Rochester and Syracuse, Waterloo Premium Outlets is conveniently located off the New York State Thruway (I-90) between Exits 41 and 42 in the picturesque Finger Lakes Region. Local Shop & Stay packages are available.
Reviewed By 251ceh - Port Dover, Canada
We have visited Waterloo Outlets over the years and noticed recently that there are more empty storefronts than in the past. Clothing is definitely the focus of this mall. We were there for 3 hours and found some deals.
6. Ravines Wine Cellars - Seneca Lake
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 83 reviews
Ravines Wine Cellars is a boutique winery in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York crafting impeccably balanced, European-style wines with a unique expression of Finger Lakes terroir.
Reviewed By NCLoggerheads - High Point, NC
Traveling through Upstate New York, we were determined to visit at least one Finger Lakes winery before heading home. As we headed back to the Buffalo airport, we settled in Geneva, New York, with our sights on Ravines Wine Cellers. You can sample four very nice wines for $3.We took home bottles of the Dry Riesling (an award winner) and the Cabernet Franc. Have fun!
7. Book of Mormon Publication Site
Overall Ratings
5 based on 114 reviews
Located in the business district of historic Palmyra, New York, the Book of Mormon Historic Publication Site offers you a glimpse of the printing and binding processes of the 1820s. Tours are free.
Reviewed By SnowyShasta - Portland, Oregon
This site, the E.B Grandin publishing building, is the spot where the first copies of the Book of Mormon were published. The original building still stands, with some modern structures added surrounding it. On our tour we saw the building and learned about the way typesetting, printing, and binding were done in the early 1800's. My teens were interested in the process, and we could ask questions as we walked through. Other than the tour, the rest of the area is fairly small, with a lobby including a few displays and pictures, and a room showing what the bookshop/sales area of the original building would have looked like. The tour lasted about half an hour, and we spent in total just under an hour visiting the site.
8. Methodist Memorial Park
Overall Ratings
3 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By Larry W - Rochester, New York
The Methodist Memorial Park is really more of a stop than a large park. It's got some nice shade trees, and a few picnic tables and benches (less then ten). I visited in the winter, so it wasn't conducive to picnicking, but it didn't look like a great place for the summer either. Not much for kids to do in this park either. Many folks do love the trees in this park though, so have at it! By the way, I'd also love to know the history of the bell located by the main road in front of the park, but nothing is posted that explains its background, so I'll have to go without. I did walk up to examine it, but there was a strong smell of manure coming from the supporting structure, so I backed off and left it alone.
I rated this park a bit on the low side. It is not worth a special trip to see, in my opinion.
9. Seneca Lake State Park
Overall Ratings
4 based on 110 reviews
Reviewed By Rita C - Ventnor City, New Jersey
This park was clean, beautiful and fun if you were walking or jogging. We thought we would be able to ride our bikes on a path there. Most of the path was a street which needed much improvement to ride on. We did enjoy our brief visit there.
10. Hill Cumorah Visitors Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 122 reviews
Learn about the events that occurred on and near the Hill Cumorah in the 1820s, such as Joseph Smith Jr.'s First Vision, the visits of the angel Moroni, and the translation of the Book of Mormon. Tours are free.
Reviewed By Vicki A - Brunswick, Md.
We love to come here. Very friendly and inspiring place to visit. Wonderful folks to greet us and answer our questions and show us around!
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