Revolutionary Experiences

Follow America’s promise of freedom on a journey that flows through New York State. Travel from New York City to Buffalo on this five-day self-guided road trip following the path of generations of immigrants.

Step into the story of America’s fight for liberty. Explore the Hudson River/Champlain Canal on our two-day trip and follow the waterways that carried soldiers, settlers, innovators, and freedom seekers.

Begin your Mohawk Valley adventure at a reconstructed frontier fort that once shaped the course of American history, then follow the flow of the Mohawk River and Erie Canal from Rome to Little Falls on this three-day trip.

Paddle through history where women first united to champion equal rights. This four‑day journey weaves together water, women’s rights, wildlife, and wine, offering a rich mix of exploration both on and off the water.

New York State played a pivotal role in the nation’s fight for liberty from England. Divided loyalties and key battles played out here, especially along the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers.

Fort Stanwix National Monument, Rome
Fort Herkimer Church, Mohawk
Fort Ontario State Historic Site, Oswego
Herkimer Home State Historic Site, Little Falls
Hudson Crossing Park / Dix Bridge, Schuylerville
Old Fort Johnson, Fort Johnson
Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site, Oriskany
Rogers Island Visitor Center, Fort Edward
Saratoga National Historical Park, Stillwater
Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site, Albany

Many upstate residents pushed for the abolition of slavery, while the canal served as one of the routes used by African American's seeking freedom.

Abolition Freedom Walk, Canastota to Peterboro
Freedom Park, Buffalo
Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor, Buffalo
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester
Oswego Public Library, Oswego
Underground Railroad Education Center, Albany
Underground Railroad Walking Tour, Greenwich

NPS Network to Freedom Sites Interactive Map

The women's rights movement traces its roots to Rochester and Seneca Falls, where the First Women's Rights convention was held in 1848. 

Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, Auburn
Matilda Joslyn Gage Center, Fayetteville
National Women’s Hall of Fame, Seneca Falls
Susan B. Anthony Museum & House Rochester
Women’s Rights National Historical Park, Seneca Falls

The lands and waterways that make up the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor today span the ancestral homelands of many First Nations. The Revolution and its consequences had a profound impact on the Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Mohican Nation.

Ganondagan State Historic Site, Victor
Shako:wi Cultural Center at the Oneida Indian Nation, Oneida
Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center, Liverpool