Road trip · Medina · ~54 min from downtown
Harvest at Bent's Opera House
Dinner · An evening$$$$
Tasting menu inside a restored 1860s opera house. Worth the drive for an anniversary.
Dinner (2)
Road trip · Olcott · ~51 min from downtown
Olcott Lobster Co.
Dinner · About 2 hours$$$$
Lobster rolls by Lake Ontario. Walk the pier at sunset after.
Drinks (2)
Short drive · Lockport · ~36 min from downtown
Big Ditch Lockport
Drinks · About 2 hours$$$$
Big Ditch's taproom and restaurant in Lockport's restored historic post office.
Road trip · Burt · ~50 min from downtown
Schulze Vineyards & Winery
Drinks · About 2 hours$$$$
Niagara Wine Trail stop with tastings, cider and a patio.
Sweets & coffee (1)
Short drive · Lockport · ~35 min from downtown
Lake Effect Ice Cream
Sweets & coffee · About 2 hours$$$$
Inventive small-batch ice cream. Worth the drive on its own.
Shows & music (1)
Short drive · Lockport · ~32 min from downtown
Transit Drive-In
Shows & music · An evening$$$$
Double features on five screens from your own front seat. Open roughly April to November.
Arts & culture (1)
Short drive · Lockport · ~36 min from downtown
Flight of Five Locks
Arts & culture · About 2 hoursFree
Watch boats lift through the historic canal locks. Free and oddly mesmerizing.
Outdoors (2)
Short drive · Lockport · ~36 min from downtown
Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruises
Outdoors · About 2 hours$$$$
Ride up and down through the canal locks on a two-hour cruise.
Road trip · Olcott · ~51 min from downtown
Olcott Beach
Outdoors · Half a dayFree
Lake Ontario beach town with an antique carousel park and a lighthouse pier.
Seasonal (2)
Road trip · Gasport · ~43 min from downtown
Becker Farms & Vizcarra Vineyards
Seasonal · Half a day$$$$
Pick-your-own fruit, cider, wine and a brewery on a farm the same family has worked since 1894.
Road trip · Burt · ~49 min from downtown
Murphy Orchards
Seasonal · Half a day$$$$
Pick-your-own orchard on a farm with Underground Railroad history.
Make it a whole night
Stack dinner, something to do and dessert. The planner estimates drive time, timing and cost for two, and adds it all to your calendar.
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