Erie Canal Museum

Erie Canal Museum Located in the snow city of New York, the museum was established at the original site of the toll office where the Erie Canal weighs and charges navigable vessels, mainly introducing the situation of the canal at that time.

The Erie Canal Museum, located in the snow city of New York, was built on the original site of the toll office for weighing ships passing on the canal, showing the history of the rise and fall during the passage of the canal.

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It is free to visit and can bring children.

Snow City Lounge | At the museum, meet the 1850 canal life Erie Canal Museum Tickets: Free Address: 318 Erie Blvd E, Syracuse, NY Time: Monday to Saturday: 10:00 17:00 Sunday: 10:00 — 15:00pm Erie Canal is the earliest artificial canal in the United States, so there is a canal museum here, mainly collected, Protected and displayed the canal-related exhibits, the museum's building is also the last remaining building in the 1850 National Register of Major Buildings. The entrance is a model of a canal boat, next to the customer service desk, register information and understand the way here, you can enter the exhibition hall, there are two floors. The first floor mainly introduces the history and construction of the canal, and there are canal barges of various eras. The second floor restores the scene of people's lives. More interesting is that there is a temporary exhibition on the first floor, which is a variety of exhibits made of ship ropes. The outdoor on the first floor has a replica of the canal barge. This is a full-size replica ship that carries goods and passengers on the canal. The second floor displays mainly recreate the life of the people of the canal town, as well as showcasing canal-era pubs, shops and theaters. There is also an exhibition of Onondaga pottery/Syracuse porcelain, which is also a business that originated in the early Erie Canal. It is transported on the canal. There is also a children's interactive area on the second floor. The exhibition part of the theater also has children's gesture dolls. It feels very suitable for parent-child travel.