Walking Tours
Meet Your Walking Tour Guide
New for 2025 we no longer just offer tours Fridays at noon, instead you can pick the date and time Sunday through Thursday (as long as it works with our party bikes not being booked then) we can start as early as 9am and as late as 6pm. Tours are 1.5 hours. The tours cost $25 per person but we offer a discounted rate for groups of 5 or more. Call us at 716-472-4412 to inquire about availability and to book your tour
Hi! My name is Philip and I am the owner of Rochester Pedal Tours. During our winter off-season, I do a lot of traveling. So far, I have been to 44 countries and in many of the mid to large size cities, I always sign-up for the history/architecture tours.
Our walking tour in Rochester begins at the I Love ROC Sign at parcel 5 and will walk around the city center and end right in front of the Strong Museum. Some of the things you will see and take photos in front of are the I Love Rochester Sign, St Josephs Cathedral which was a magnificent church destroyed by fire and turned into a park then we walk to Washington Square park where I will talk about the monuments, churches and buildings there. There are many other things we will see along the way and I promise to not bore you with dates and names you will not remember. Just stories and photo op’s for you to show Rochester off to your friends.
While I have a set tour, when you book I will ask if there is anything in particular that interests you such murals, architecture, history or whatever YOU like and will try and tailor the tour to your interests. Feel free to ask me anything you want about the city
Tours will go for 1.5 hours, so bring a water bottle, your walking shoes and listen to me tell you about Rochester’s past, present and future.
When Are The Walking Tours?
Our Walking Tours will happen every Friday at 12pm (EST) from May until the end of September.
If your group is looking to take a walking tour on a different date/time please contact us and we will see if we can work something out.
I ask that every tourist arrive 15 minutes ahead of time, where the tour meets is also our first stop so if you are running late, you can still join in! We walk to the second stop about 15 minutes into the tour.
Where Are The Walking Tours?
Tours begin at the Liberty Pole right in the heart of downtown Rochester and will end at Dinosaur BBQ (also in the heart of downtown).
How Long Is The Walking Tour?
Tours will go for 1.5 hours, so bring a water bottle, your walking shoes and listen to me tell you about Rochester’s past, present and future. Take advantage of my knowledge from working in the streets all day & every day in the summer.
If you have any questions please call/text me (Philip) at 716-472-4412