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100 Must See Miles on the Erie Canal featuring the Greater Rochester counties of Orleans, Monroe & Wayne

100 Must See Miles on the Erie Canal

Featuring Orleans, Monroe & Wayne Counties in the Greater Rochester, NY Area

  • Introducing
  • History
  • Feats of Engineering
  • Points of Interest
  • Recreation
    • Fishing along the “100 Must See Miles”
  • Lodging
  • Events
  • Request Information

Points of Interest

  1. Medina Armory (YMCA) & Company F Memorial
  2. Medina Railroad Museum
  3. Bent’s Opera House
  4. Medina Sandstone Hall of Fame
  5. Erie Canal Port of Medina
  6. Medina Aqueduct & Falls
  7. Erie Canal Culvert
  8. Cobblestone Schoolhouse
  9. Courthouse Square Historic District
  10. Cobblestone Museum
  11. Holley Falls
  12. Holley Depot Museum
  13. Canalfront Welcome Center
  14. Arrowhead Marina & Golf Club
  15. Spencerport Depot & Canal Museum
  16. Genesee Waterways Center
  17. Brooks Landing
  18. Corn Hill Landing
  19. National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House
  20. The Strong National Museum of Play
  21. Memorial Art Gallery
  22. Rochester Museum & Science Center
  23. George Eastman Museum
  24. Old Erie Canal Lock 62
  25. Lock 32 Erie Canal Park
  26. Schoen Place
  27. The Sam Patch
  28. Great Embankment Park
  29. Fairport Lift Bridge
  30. Packett’s Landing
  31. Erie Canal Boat Company
  32. Colonial Belle Boat Tour
  33. Thomas Creek Wetlands Walk
  34. Erie Canal Adventures Canal boat rentals
  35. Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 60
  36. Mud Creek Aqueduct / Aldrich Change Bridge
  37. Alling Coverlet Museum
  38. William Phelps General Store Museum
  39. Grandin Building
  40. Hoffman Clock Museum
  41. Newark-Arcadia Historical Society & Museum
  42. Museum of Wayne County History
  43. Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 56
  44. Canal Corp Drydock
  45. Peppermint Museum/ H.G. Hotchkiss Building
  46. Mural Mania
  47. Trail of Hope
  48. Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 54
  49. Galen Historical Society Brick Church Museum
  50. Montezuma Audubon Center

Orleans County Ports

  • Medina
  • Albion
  • Holley
Orleans County Tourism

Monroe County Ports

  • Brockport
  • Spencerport
  • Greece
  • City of Rochester
  • Pittsford
  • Bushnell’s Basin
  • Fairport
Visit Rochester

Wayne County Ports

  • Macedon
  • Palmyra
  • Newark
  • Lyons
  • Clyde
Wayne County Tourism

Navigation

  • Introducing
  • History
  • Feats of Engineering
  • Points of Interest
  • Recreation
    • Fishing along the “100 Must See Miles”
  • Lodging
  • Events
  • Request Information

100 Must-See Miles Ports on the Erie Canal

Montezuma Audubon Center, Clyde

Clyde

Choose Countryside Charm Some of the Erie Canal’s most beautiful scenery is Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge nearby. A unique feature of this settlement, first inhabited…
Wayne County Museum

Lyons

Lead a Leisurely Life As the county seat, Lyons proclaims its importance with an impressive silver dome above the Wayne County Court House that is…
Village of Newark's T. Spencer Knight Canal Port

Newark

Navigate a Neighborly Place Newark was born in 1853 with the merging of a settlement called Miller’s Basin and a hamlet known as Lockville. In…
William Phelps General Store Museum

Palmyra

Plunge into Past Times & Pageantry A model for the book, Canal Town, Palmyra retains its historic appearance. Internationally famous as the birthplace of the…
Erie Canal Adventures canal boat rentals

Macedon

Marvel at Memories Maintained Visitors can enjoy traveling along one of very few sections of the original Erie Canal still in use. People also take…
Fairport Landing

Fairport

Find a Friendly Stop Fairport did not exist before construction of the Erie Canal dried up swamps in the area to leave fertile ground and…

Bushnell’s Basin

Browse a Beautiful Scene Rich in history, this canal-side hamlet of stores, restaurants and inns has prospered for nearly two centuries. Dine at the oldest…
Schoen Place, Pittsford

Pittsford

Pause for Peaceful Pleasures In 1789, Revolutionary War veterans settled in Northfield, which was renamed Pittsford in 1814. Claiming Monroe County’s first school, first library,…
Susan B Anthony House, Corn Hill

City of Rochester

Revel in Its Riches The Erie Canal turned Rochesterville into an American “boom town,” and today’s Rochester is the third largest city in New York.…

Greece

Greet a Genial Resting Place Greece is a thriving retail, commercial, and residential area, and the largest town in Monroe County in both population and…
Spencerport

Spencerport

Shop a Scenic Route The settlement that began as Spencer’s Basin in 1825 after the Erie Canal was cut through Daniel Spencer’s land, soon became…
Brockport's Welcome Center

Brockport

Bridge a Bustling Past Brockport boasts two lift bridges-just 900 feet apart-and operated by one person dashing between them! Traces of an active history include…
Holley Falls Park

Holley

Hobnob with History Settled in 1812, Holley was established on the original Erie Canal. Visitors can enjoy well-preserved reminders of its bustling past including the…
Orleans County Courthouse Square

Albion

Arrive with Artistic Style The white glow welcoming visitors to Albion is reflected from the dome of its magnificent Greek Revival County Courthouse, an 1858…
Port of Medina along the Erie Canal

Medina

Meander a 19th-Century Main Street This historic village became famous for its fine sandstone deposits, an ideal building material that was shipped around the world.…

100 Must-See Miles Partners

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Visit Rochester
800-677-7282

Wayne County Tourism
800-527-6510

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