Rochester: the city that captured the world's image

Birthplace of Kodak, Rochester transformed photography from a luxury for few into an activity accessible to millions of people worldwide.

The center, birthplace of Kodak that has immortalized the world entire, is visited comfortably on foot.

The George Eastman Museum, the residence of Kodak's founder, remains the world's oldest photography and cinema museum still operating.

Just steps away, the High and Low Falls of the Genesee River, urban waterfalls that cross through the city center, offer a free panoramic vantage point.

Heading toward the center, you visit the Strong Museum, dedicated to play and childhood, among the world's largest museums of its kind.

As evening falls, the Public Market neighborhood enlivens restaurants and venues in a century-old historic market.

George Eastman, founder of Kodak in Rochester in 1888, revolutionized photography by making it accessible to the general public with the famous advertising slogan 'you press the button, we do the rest,' forever changing the way people preserve memories.

Rochester also hosted important figures of the civil rights and women's suffrage movements, including Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, both of whom lived long in the city and are buried in its historic cemetery.