Map
Detailed Information
- Place Types Museum
- Address 106 Lake Dr, Liverpool, NY 13088, USA
- Coordinate 43.0997469,-76.2068192
- Website http://www.onondagacountyparks.com/salt-museum/
- Rating 4.1
- Compound Code 3QXV+V7 Liverpool, NY, USA
Photos
Reviews
We stopped by one afternoon while at Onondaga Lake Park. I will come back! I’m a history lover so this was right up my alley, but I must say the kids were entertained too. I plan to come back on a solo adventure one day to really soak in all the knowledge. Take the kids to the playground first to let them blow off some steam first and they will probably be like my kids, more receptive.
Ample free parking. Lovely setting by the lake. Picnic tables nearby. The museum itself is really well laid out. A full-scale model of a salt boiling box--- otherwise known as a salt making facility!--- inside. Movie showing about lots of local topics and not just salt making. Informative notes tacked up all over the place. It would have been nice to have a docent or interpreter at the desk who was on hand to answer questions and explain things instead of just man the door. But it's free! So I couldn't possibly complain! It's a really lovely local Museum that should receive some more funding so that it can be even more than it is. But don't let that keep you from going! Please go and learn this little bit of local culture!
We had a couple of hours free in Nin and on impulse took the 1 hour tour. Our guide took us through the salt flats where we learned all about how salt is harvested and all about the wonderful flower salt (which is best to use after cooking for taste). So much history there from decades of salt production, all farmed by hand (with some help from mother nature). The museum is also a superb preserve for many birds including the Egret as can be seen taking off in the picture!Their oldest worker is still there today, over 75 years old and big as an ox. They call him Little! Great small museum and gift shop as well. Tours are at 10, 11, Noon and 2pm.
Small museum, yet it is very detailed in the salt block process and the cooperage required for packaging.
It's a neat place to go if you're just hanging out in the park and it's open. A little bit of history about the area & a tiny gift shop.
Similar place
8799 S Desert Blvd, Anthony, TX 79821, USA
+1 512-486-5800
http://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/division/travel/information-c
491 N Main St, Las Cruces, NM 88001, USA
+1 575-541-2137
http://www.las-cruces.org/museums
411 N Downtown Mall, Las Cruces, NM 88001, USA
+1 575-522-3120
http://www.las-cruces.org/1608/Museum-of-Nature-Science
351 N Mesilla St #2567, Las Cruces, NM 88005, USA
+1 575-528-3444
http://museums.las-cruces.org/
250 Downtown Mall, Las Cruces, NM 88001, USA
+1 575-541-2296
http://www.las-cruces.org/
737 S Campo St, Las Cruces, NM 88001, USA
Unknown
Unknown
1151 Roadrunner Pkwy, Las Cruces, NM 88011, USA
Unknown
Unknown
1092 Kennedy Rd, Las Cruces, NM 88007, USA
+1 575-343-0486
Unknown
775 College Dr, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA
+1 575-646-4714
http://zuhlmuseum.nmsu.edu/
3320 Rinconada Blvd, Las Cruces, NM 88011, USA
+1 575-250-7293
Unknown
1875 W Boutz Rd, Mesilla, NM 88046, USA
+1 575-526-6293
http://gadsdenmuseummesilla.com/
1280 E University Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88001, USA
+1 575-646-5161
http://univmuseum.nmsu.edu/
1308 E University Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88001, USA
+1 575-646-2545
https://uam.nmsu.edu/
3200 Main St, Las Cruces, NM 88005, USA
Unknown
Unknown
1589 Imperial Ridge, Las Cruces, NM 88011, USA
+1 800-274-0475
http://www.baskets-n-bags.org/
4100 Dripping Springs Rd, Las Cruces, NM 88011, USA
+1 575-522-4100
http://www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org/
4100 Dripping Springs Rd, Las Cruces, NM 88011, USA
+1 575-522-4100
http://www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org/