The Erie Canal Depot is housed in a charming tenant house from the 1830s, showcasing much of its original architecture. Here, you can immerse yourself in the experience of being a passenger on the Erie Canal during the 1800s. Discover a variety of original artifacts used for business and travel, and receive a replica ticket for your journey on the first boat launched in Palmyra in 1821, the Myron Holley. Don’t forget to sign the Depot’s manifest to record your travels alongside visitors from around the globe.

As you explore, you’ll encounter new exhibits, including a beautifully hand-painted mural of a canal barge and a re-created captain’s cabin. Additionally, peer through a trap door into the basement of the museum, where canal mules were once housed, and marvel at meticulously crafted dioramas that depict significant Erie Canal locations to scale.