Learn how the invention of glass revolutionized the world, explore a historic Fort overlooking the Great Lake, and relive the days of the Erie Canal at the Erie Canal Museum. Whether your interest is technology, commerce, politics, military, lighthouses or shipwrecks, New York State's historic attractions and museums will lead you down the Path through History !
Watch colorful summertime reenactments at Fort Ontario in Oswego >
Many important cultural achievements and strategic military engagements occurred here over the past three hundred years, and the historic Cities & Towns in Upstate New York are filled with some of our Nation's finest treasures.
Featured Cultural Heritage Attractions
Fort Ontario
Thousand Islands - Seaway
Oswego's Fort Ontario is the only fort in the United States that has served in all military conflicts beginning with the French and Indian War of 1754-63.
Corning Museum of Glass
Finger Lakes
See a live demonstration of glass blowing a the Corning Museum of Glass and explore more than 3,500 years of glass history in its Art Collection Gallery.
Antique Boat Museum
Thousand Islands - Seaway
The museum’s galleries overflow with more than 300 unique and beautifully-preserved boats and thousands of recreational boating artifacts.
Erie Canal Museum
Finger Lakes
The hands-on interactive Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse is the world’s leading interpreters of Erie Canal history...
H Lee White Maritime Museum at Oswego
Thousand Islands - Seaway
Open year round, Lake Ontario's Maritime Museum in Oswego also features several historic ships that are open seasonally for boarding, and a shuttle boat for lighthouse tours.
Johnson Museum of Art Cornell University
Finger Lakes
The museum's collection numbers more than 35,000 works, spanning six millennia and encompassing art from most world cultures.
Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology (The MOST)
Finger Lakes
Syracuse's MOST is an exciting, hands-on science museum and planetarium and home to the only domed IMAX in Upstate New York.
Fort Ontario
Thousand Islands - Seaway
Oswego's Fort Ontario is the only fort in the United States that has served in all military conflicts beginning with the French and Indian War of 1754-63.
Corning Museum of Glass
Finger Lakes
See a live demonstration of glass blowing a the Corning Museum of Glass and explore more than 3,500 years of glass history in its Art Collection Gallery.
Antique Boat Museum
Thousand Islands - Seaway
The museum’s galleries overflow with more than 300 unique and beautifully-preserved boats and thousands of recreational boating artifacts.
Erie Canal Museum
Finger Lakes
The hands-on interactive Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse is the world’s leading interpreters of Erie Canal history...
H Lee White Maritime Museum at Oswego
Thousand Islands - Seaway
Open year round, Lake Ontario's Maritime Museum in Oswego also features several historic ships that are open seasonally for boarding, and a shuttle boat for lighthouse tours.
Johnson Museum of Art Cornell University
Finger Lakes
The museum's collection numbers more than 35,000 works, spanning six millennia and encompassing art from most world cultures.
Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology (The MOST)
Finger Lakes
Syracuse's MOST is an exciting, hands-on science museum and planetarium and home to the only domed IMAX in Upstate New York.
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1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse
Finger Lakes
The 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse serves as an educational historic site and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1833 Buffalo Lighthouse
Niagara-Western NY
This iconic 1833 Buffalo Lighthouse was first lit in 1833 and served until 1914 and was the second of four lights marking the main entrance to Buffalo Harbor.
1890 House Museum
Finger Lakes
Located in the heart of downtown Cortland, this lavish 30-room mansions howcases parquet floors, jewel-like stained glass windows and period room settins.
Adirondack Artists Guild
The Adirondacks
Located in the heart Saranac Lake village, the gallery showcases unique, one-of-a-kind artworks in oil, watercolor, acrylic, photography, fiber art, ceramic art, and jewelry.
Adirondack Cruise and Charter Co.
Capital-Saratoga
Adirondack Cruise and Charter Co. features a wide variety of ticketed cruises from sunset and foliage cruises to elegant dinner cruises on Saratoga Lake and Fish Creek.
Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake
The Adirondacks
Christened "the best of its kind in the world," The Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake is an "Adirondack Must-See."
Adirondack Scenic Railroad
The Adirondacks
Hop aboard the Adirondack Scenic Railroad at Utica Station or Thendara Station to enjoy a nature excursion guaranteed to reawaken all of your senses.
Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center
Capital-Saratoga
Along with information, the Visitors Center has a variety of permanent displays exploring the history of Albany from 1609 to present day and more...
Albany Institute of History & Art
Capital-Saratoga
The Institute’s museum and library holdings documents the life and culture of the Upper Hudson Valley region from the late 17th century to present day.
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Niagara-Western NY
This vibrant museum in the heart of Buffalo’s cultural district has been collecting and exhibiting art since 1862.
All Things Oz Museum
Central New York
The museum is home to thousands of pieces of memorabilia and collectibles related to the popular MGM movie, "The Wizard of Oz"
Alling Coverlet Museum
Finger Lakes
Housed in a 1901 newspaper printing office, the Alling features the largest collection of American hand woven coverlets in the United States.
