The New York State Canal System is rich in culture and activity throughout the year with numerous museums and historical attractions available for tours and famous battlefields and forts ready for exploration. The New York State Canal System is the perfect spot for culture-seeking travelers.

For example, in Saratoga Springs, visitors can step back into the Victorian Era at the legendary Saratoga Race Course or witness the site of the famous battle of Saratoga. Families can rediscover the time-honored classic, “The Wizard of Oz” by visiting author L. Frank Baum’s home in Chittenango or see the structural frame of an original Erie Canal packet boat entombed in an archeological excavation at the Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum. Take a ride up the legendary Champlain Canal and pass more famous battlefields. When you arrive in Whitehall, view ship models from 1776, and discover the birthplace of the American Navy at the Skenesborough Museum. Whether visiting historic locks, browsing through museums, enjoying authentic festivals with the nostalgic flavor of year’s past, there are more miles of historic sights than you’ll find anywhere else in the United States

Approximately 175 years ago, mule-drawn vessels were the backbone of New York State’s trade and commerce. Today, visitors to the canal can relive that experience by boarding a mule-drawn packet boat and travel the coastal waters of the Erie Canal.
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For More Information:
New York State Canal Corporation
P.O. Box 189
Albany, NY 12201-0189
800/4CANAL4

Vacationing in New York State:
New York State Division of Tourism
One Commerce Plaza
Albany, NY 12245
800/CALLNYS

Regional Tourism:
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