Known as The Chosen Spot by the Seneca people, Canandaigua sits at the north end of its namesake lake with a historic downtown, world-class gardens, and an arts scene that keeps growing. It is the western Finger Lakes at its most gracious.

The Chosen Spot -- the Seneca name for Canandaigua Lake. Sonnenberg Gardens, Bristol Mountain, and a growing wine and food scene at the heart of the western Finger Lakes.

The largest community in the Finger Lakes proper, Canandaigua pairs a showpiece Victorian downtown with a public beach, elaborate gardens, and a history that includes Susan B. Anthony's 1873 trial for the crime of voting.