Cobblestone Museum (Call for off-season appointment) — Attraction in Town of Gaines

If you do not schedule a tour, you will only be able to see the outside of the buildings. Plan on your tour takung between 1 1/2 to 2 hours. There were 3 cobblestone buildings and 4 wooden buildings filled with period pieces. Bring walking shoes because you will cover approximately 2 blocks walking from building to building. This was the largest one room schoolhouse I have ever seen. Learning about how the cobblestone buildings were constructed was fun. I especially liked the rock sorters. I also enjoyed the huge variety of items in the grange building including the large collection of taxidermy birds and the doggie tread mill...

Interesting, intriguing..fun and unique kinda place, with a fair amount of things to see and learn about, with nice - informative people(e.g. tour guides to the cashiers) working there. All of them have a good knowledge of the history of cobblestone structures in the local area and even knowledge about the building techniques used to construct cobblestone structures. My family and I have been there once, and will be returning again soon. Since my family & I live in a historic "cobblestone" house, the information & knowledge to be gained from our visit(s)...

Wonderful tour of multiple properties chock full of interesting objects and unique artifacts. Well worth the visit and the time - we spent 3 hours there and could have spent another two, just looking at the hundreds and hundreds of items. Everything is very well displayed in the rooms to give a real feel for how life was lived and in a much more thorough and engaging way than traditional museums like Williamsburg. It was like walking into someone's house from...