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Science & Learning in Central New York
Learn about raising fingerlings in the Oneida Fish Hatchery
The Oneida Fish Culture Station specializes in raising walleye, but it does occasionally raise some rare fish like lake sturgeon, paddlefish and whitefish.
Prospect for Diamonds at Herkimer Diamond Mines
Go prospecting for your very own world-famous Herkimer Diamond which was faceted by nature half a billion years ago.
Roberson Museum and Science Center
The museum's exhibits focus on art, local history, science and natural history with the centerpiece of the museum being the 1904 Roberson Mansion.
Rome Hatchery
This facility is one of the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) largest hatcheries boasting an annual production of nearly 160,000 pounds of brook, rainbow and brown trout.
Salt Museum
Located on the shores of Onondaga Lake, this unique museum spotlights the industry that gave rise to the city of Syracuse and at one time, supplied the entire nation with salt.
South Otselic Hatchery
With an annual production of 15,000 pounds of fish, this hatchery rears the entire statewide supply of tiger muskellunge and produces pond-reared walleye fingerlings.
The Dr. Best House & Medical Exhibit
Serving a small-town American community from 1884 to 1991, the Dr. Best collection echoes reminders of a quickly changing era and Civil War.
Interact with the World-famous Erie Canal Museum
The hands-on interactive Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse is the world’s leading interpreters of the Erie Canal.