
Author: Dave Parfitt (Adventures by Daddy)
Dave is married, father of two, and lives in Rochester, NY. He's also a runner with a PhD in neuroscience, and works at a bucolic Western New York college. In 2012, he launched AdventuresbyDaddy.com, to chronicle his family adventures as well as offer family travel advice and escapist fun from Dad's perspective. In addition to "Adventures by Daddy," Dave's articles are featured around the internet on USA Today Travel, Fox News, Huffington Post, MiniTime, Parade Magazine, and Yahoo Travel, to name a few.
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Christmas in the 19th Century – Yuletide in the Country
Friday, November 30, 2018 11:00 AM by Dave Parfitt (Adventures by Daddy)

Yuletide in the Country is a beloved holiday tradition at the Genesee Country Village & Museum, New York's largest living history museum. Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2018, Yuletide in the Country is a 90-minute interactive progressive tour of
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Family Fun, History, Events, ToursEXPLORING TRANSPORTATION HISTORY WITH TEENS
Friday, July 21, 2017 2:00 PM by Dave Parfitt (Adventures by Daddy)

Our teenage daughters have grown up with a fascination of “old-timey” things, and there’s so many ways to explore history in the Rochester area. I wanted to get my teens moving, and created a roundup of living history attractions focused on planes,
Exploring the Outdoors with Teens
Tuesday, June 13, 2017 8:00 AM by Dave Parfitt (Adventures by Daddy)

Ahhh, traveling with teens (ages 13-18), gone are the days where we can just pack them up in the car and hit the road. Now they have their own thoughts, ideas, and yes… snark
Science to the Extreme at Rochester Museum & Science Center
Thursday, January 5, 2017 4:00 PM by Dave Parfitt (Adventures by Daddy)

Family blogger and big science fan, Dave Parfitt (AdventuresbyDaddy.com) takes visitors on tour of the Rochester Museum & Science Center's newest exhibit "Elements of the Extreme." Fists, sticks, and blades were flying at the Rochester Museum and
Holidays at the Eastman Museum Are Full of Sweet Creations
Friday, December 2, 2016 3:00 PM by Dave Parfitt (Adventures by Daddy)

One of Rochester’s favorite holiday traditions is the Sweet Creations Gingerbread Display at the George Eastman Museum
Five Ways to Enjoy Fall Foliage in Rochester
Thursday, October 13, 2016 1:00 PM by Dave Parfitt (Adventures by Daddy)

Exploring seasonal family-fun activities in the Rochester and Finger Lakes region. A recent series of days off of school days left us wondering what to do? Ultimately, we embraced the break, and used the time to enjoy seasonal family-fun activities
5 Things Not to Miss at Rochester Fringe
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 9:00 AM by Dave Parfitt (Adventures by Daddy)

The 2016 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival opens Thursday, September 15, and runs for 10 days through Saturday, September 24. With over 500 shows (more than a third of which are free) in 25+ different venues spread across downtown Rochester,
A House with a Big Story
Monday, August 15, 2016 4:00 PM by Dave Parfitt (Adventures by Daddy)

A simple house belies a complex tale – the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House preserves the history of the woman and her struggle for equal rights and voting rights for women.
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Art & Culture, Family Fun, HistoryJourney on the Erie Canal--A Boat Tour Adventure
Thursday, June 23, 2016 12:08 PM by Dave Parfitt (Adventures by Daddy)

The Erie Canal – I’ve run beside it, biked beside it, kayaked through it, even sung about it, but in all my years in Rochester I had never taken a Sam Patch boat tour or gone through one of its famous locks. My kids had ridden the Sam Patch on school
Growing Up with the Seneca Park Zoo
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 12:00 PM by Dave Parfitt (Adventures by Daddy)

Family blogger Dave Parfitt shares about visiting Seneca Park Zoo with older children and learning about the importance of conservation.