Reliving the Past

Young people learn principles of physics by using simple machines such as the pulley, inclined plane and gears.

Hands on Learning

Children can learn how clothes were washed going through the actual process from pumping water, scrubbing on a wash board and using a ringer to hang them up to dry.

Water play is a way to learn how the islands were full of factories with the south side having a canal path for the barges and donkeys while the north side had many waterfalls.

Dioramas and Maps

Students and visitors learn from four dioramas and large wall maps how the area changed over a 100 years ago.

Water Links to the World

A new visual five board display tells the story of Seneca Falls from the late 1700s until present. At one time "everyone and everything went through Seneca Falls," since the Great Genesee Road and the first railroad from Albany to Buffalo passed through the village.

The Erie Canal

The Cayuga-Seneca Canal was connected to the Erie Canal by 1828 and is presently part of the Erie Barge Canal system. A mural on one wall depicts how the Erie Canal was originally dug along with a life-sized packet boat.