New York Cultural Heritage Tourism Network

Welcome ...we focus on adding some history to your vacations!

New York offers a wide range of historical interest, some of the areas include:
• Art Museums, Galleries, Theatre, Arts & Crafts
• Erie Canalway
• Native Americans
• Heritage Museums, Sites, Markers, Freethought Trail & Religious Revitalization
• Underground Railroad - African American Heritage
• Women's Rights
• Agriculture including wineries
• Miscellaneous Tourism Industry

The next Member Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday June 6, 2012. Please contact the Network office for your reservation
During the 19th century, west-central New York was what southern California would become in the 20th: the nation’s laboratory for social experimentation. Credit the Erie Canal. Opened in 1825, the Canal flooded the area between Rochester and Syracuse with newcomers, some seeking prosperity, others pursuing a religious or social ideal. Called the Burned-over District for its religious ferment, the region also hosted secular radicalisms. The Freethought Trail celebrates this forgotten history. ...visit us for more.