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The Erie Canal Museum, located in Downtown Syracuse, NY, engages the public in the story of the Erie Canal’s transformative impacts on peoples and places in the past, present, and future. We are stewards and interpreters of Erie Canal related materials and heritage.
When the Erie Canal Museum opened its doors on October 25, 1962, it celebrated and preserved the life of the last remaining weighlock building in America. This Greek revival building stands as a monument to the Erie Canal’s transformative role in the history of the United States.
Current Hours: Open daily from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Closed at 2 PM on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Closed entirely on New Year’s Day, Easter, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The Erie Canal Museum is dedicated to preserving and showcasing the 1850 National Register Weighlock Building, the last remaining structure of its kind, and to telling the incredible adventure story of the Erie Canal.
The Museum shows visitors 200 years of Erie Canal history through interactive displays, hands-on exhibits, a full-size replica canal boat, narrative audio tracks and original artifacts. The gift shop offers historic maps, books for children and adults, T-shirts, Canal-inspired toys and more.
Mar 21, 2017 · The museum is located at 318 Erie Blvd. East in Syracuse, collects and preserves Canal material, and provides engaging educational experiences that champion an appreciation and understanding of the Erie Canal’s transforming effects on the past, present and future.
Welcome to the place where history happens. Housed in the 1850 National Register Weighlock Building, the only structure of its kind in the world. Come aboard a full-size canal boat and touch the past with hands-on exhibits. Take home unique Erie Canal books, photos, and gifts from the wide selection in our giftshop. A must see for children and ...
The Museum shows visitors 200 years of Erie Canal history through interactive displays, hands-on exhibits, a full-size replica canal boat, narrative audio tracks and original artifacts. The gift shop offers historic maps, books for children and adults, T-shirts, Canal-inspired toys and more.
Walk the original Erie Canal Towpath, Visit Museums, Look Inside Life On The Canal, Ride a Train, Explore The History of the Forts that shaped our Nation, Join Community Events… There is ALWAYS something to do at Erie Canal Village.
Committed to preserving the only existing weighlock building in the United States, the Erie Canal Museum collects and conserves Canal material, champions an appreciation and understanding of Erie Canal history through educational programming and promotes an awareness of the Canal's transforming effects on the past, present and future. …
- 318 Erie Blvd E Syracuse, NY 13202
