Boonville Black River Canal — Attraction in Town of Boonville

My kids love the museum's hands on lock system and little boats. I practicality had to tear them away. Its small, but if your looking for something educational, fun, and not overwhelming for kids 5-11 this is great. Plus with the Boonville park and swimming area on the other side of Route 12 and Mercer's Ice Cream a few minutes down the road this is a perfecr summer afternoon. Be aware the museam isn't always open...

Ok. So you have to like canals and happen to be in booneville NY. If those stars align in your lifetime, check this place out. Learn about the sunken city of Delta, mess with a great scale model (with functioning locks), and find out why mules were preferred to horses for this grueling work. If you’ve ever wondered about the life and times of a mule named Sal, check out this museum about the black...

My god, what a wonderful experience. I did not know what to expect when I walked in but but instead of spending a few minutes as I expected, I spent over an hour and a half going through all their displays. The museum just keeps on going. You think you are done and then there's another door and there's another building dedicated to some other aspect of the canal. All in all a...