Built to transport goods and people, the Erie Canal also shaped the nation, giving rise to cities and carrying new ideas to villages and towns. Ride a replica packet boat, stay in an 1800s inn or visit one of the many historical attractions in the region. Enjoy a one of a kind look at American history.
Albion
Cobblestone Society Museum
14389 Ridge Road
(585) 589-9013
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Courthouse Square Historic District
Route 98 and Park Avenue
(585) 589-4174
Mount Albion Cemetery
14925 Route 31 East
(585) 589-5416
Amherst
Buffalo Niagara Heritage Museum
3755 Tonawanda Creek Road
(716) 689-1440
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Buffalo
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
453 Porter Avenue
(716) 885-4139
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Forest Lawn Cemetery
1411 Delaware Avenue
(716) 885-1600
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Buffalo Museum of Science & Kellogg Observatory
1020 Humboldt Parlway
(716) 896-5200
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Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
641 Delware Avenue
(716) 884-0095
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Allentown National Preservation District
14 Allen Street
(716) 881-1024
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Buffalo Harbor Museum
37 Franklin Street
(716) 849-0914
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Naval & Military Park Museum
1 Naval Park Cove
(716) 847-1773
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Buffalo History Museum
1 Museum Court
(716) 873-9644
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Darwin D. Martin House (Frank Lloyd Wright)
125 Jewett Parkway
(716) 856-3858
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Gasport
Becker Farms
3724 Quaker Road
(716) 772-2211
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Lockport
Niagara County Historical Society Museum
215 Niagara Street
(716) 434-7433
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Colonel William Bond House
143 Ontario Street
(716) 434-7433
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Medina
Medina Stone Farm Tours
255 N. Gravel Road/ Route 63N
(585) 789-9238
Medina Railroad Museum
530 West Avenue
(585) 798-6106
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North Tonawanda
Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum
180 Thompson Street
(716) 693-1885
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Rochester
Stone Tolan House Museum
2370 East Avenue
(585) 546-7029
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Mount Hope Cemetery
1133 Mount Hope Avenue
(585) 428-7999
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Susan B. Anthony House
17 Madison Street
(585) 235-6124
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High Falls Interpretive Center and Museum
74 Browns Race
(585) 325-2030
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Rochester City Hall
30 Church Street
(585) 428-5990
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Landmark Society of Western NY
133 South Fitzhugh Street
(585) 546-7029
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Strong National Museum of Play
1 Manhattan Square
(585) 263-2700
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Rochester Museum & Science Center
657 East Avenue
(585) 271-4320
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George Eastman House Museum of Photography & Film
900 East Avenue
(585) 271-3361
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Spencerport
Springdale Farms
700 Colby Street
(585) 349-2090
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Tonawanda
Benjamin Long Homestead Museum
24 East Niagara Street
(716) 694-7406
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Historical Society of the Tonawandas Museum
113 Main Street
(716) 694-7406
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