Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park, Canandaigua

The Park is very nice and a place to stroll around. If you need it, there are golf carts that will drive you around. The employees are very friendly and polite and seem eager to help. There are green houses with a variety of plants. There are ponds with fish and turtles. They are well kept and very nice to sit down and relax or picnic. Considering the age of many of the exhibits, and when the government took on the renovations, and the costs to restore them all, there is nothing to complain about. The streams are being restored so none of them have water but, it completely understandable and it appears they are working so that it holds for the long stretch. The house is very well kept and the tour guides are quite knowledgeable about the history of it. There is a sign describing what is being done and when it is all due to be finished. Anyone who expects more has never had to renovate. It is very costly and takes time ( if you're doing it correctly). Good work and keep it up. We enjoyed the time we spent there very much.

This is a very neat place to visit! I was taken by surprise. As a historic house need, I've been to many estates with gardens, but I have never seen gardens so extensive and creative as these. Yes, things are a bit rundown here and there, but that's understandable given how hard recent events have hit museums. We went around the gardens for an afternoon, and it was fun to discover something completely new in each section of the garden. We had fun taking photos of everything too. You could take an entire day here or an afternoon jaunt. Unfortunately, I didn't go in the house because of allergies, but the architecture is wonderful. There is a golf cart to transport you to the house, and overall my mom who has some mobility issues was able to make it around the gardens without much problem.