The Erie Canal Museum in downtown Syracuse, is the nation’s premier maritime museum specializing in Erie Canal history. The museum is housed in the National Register 1850 Syracuse Weighlock Building – where canal boats were weighed to assess a toll – and is the only remaining structure of its kind in America. Within its walls, visitors learn how and why the Erie Canal was built, how a weigh station operated, and discover how the Erie Canal affected industrial development, trade, and frontier settlement.

A treasure of artifacts, maps, and images tell the story of Erie Canal construction and canal life.

• Climb aboard the Frank B. Thomson, a full-size replica canal boat.

• Stroll the Locktender’s Garden.

• Visit the “Penny Postcard Arcade.”

• Discover Syracuse history and all that makes the “Salt City” unique.

• Browse the museum shop.

• Explore canal history as a Towpath Detective.

• Children’s interactive gallery includes “book nook” and puppet theater.

Museum Hours: Open year-round, Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 5pm; Sunday, 10am – 3pm. Monday by appointment for group tours. Also home to the Syracuse Heritage Area Visitors Center. Free admission.

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