Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum

"I would recommend this place for an inexpensive, interesting home school field trip. The person who worked where you pay to enter was personable and very knowledgeable. We enjoyed both the air-conditioned indoor learning area and the outside look and explore areas. We were there on an off-season, weekday, and were the only visitors so we could go at our own pace. The restrooms were clean and stocked. My favorite part was the canal boat replica you could walk inside of and get a great feel for the use of space."

"Absolutely awesome place to explore history & bring your family to enjoy a nice day outside. Museum is very interesting and well kept. Staff is knowledgeable and helpful. The annual Boat & Float ( Folk Fest) was AWESOME! Great music, lots of neat demos, kids crafts & activities, kayaking, and so much more. Highly recommend!"

"I loved learning more about the history of the Erie Canal, which was clearly represented here at the boat museum. Chittenango is a great area to explore, and a stop here won't take long, but is well worth the time. I'd go again."

"Neat little place to visit. Many miles of maintained walking and biking trails. Kayak rentals, several old boats, and other exhibits dealing with the history of boating. The visitor center has loads of information about other exciting things to check out in the area. Be sure to call before arriving. They are frequently closed. I recommend you stop and check it out. Take a stroll on the trails. Lots of great photo ops and wildlife to see."

"It's a fun place for a short stop. If I was in the area I'd swing by for a look but I wouldn't go far out of my way for it. They have a nice little building but all the action is outside. They've got sort of a exploded view of a full size walk through canal boat. Finally you can get a feeling what it was like to be on a canal boat. The site was a boat yard when the canal was functioning so it has dry docks, a lumber mill, blacksmith shop and a store like building. You can go in all of them and read the interpretive materials and maybe talk with a blacksmith like we did. Did you know it took 2,000 nails trip build a canal boat and every one of them was hand made by a blacksmith? A nice few minutes walk before your bike ride."