Written by: Genesee Country Village & Museum
There is just over a month until the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, and Genesee Country Village & Museum (Mumford, NY) is in the path of totality!
Keep scrolling to check out our top 5 reasons why you should choose GCV&M as your eclipse viewing location on Monday, April 8.
1. Mumford is a unique (and ideal!) place to experience a total solar eclipse
Enjoy access to acres of wide open space and un-obstructed eclipse views when you join us at Genesee Country Village & Museum in Mumford, NY, for the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024! Step outside of the hustle and bustle of cities like Rochester and Buffalo when you join us for a festival-like atmosphere without the crowds or light pollution big cities will see during this weekend of high-traffic tourism. Enjoy free, non-competitive parking, four designated viewing areas with un-obstructed sightline to totality, an all-access pass for food and non-alcoholic beverage included with the cost most ticket packages, fascinating hands-on historical programming in our 19th-century Village, Gallery, and Nature Center, and so much more.
Less than 2,000 lucky individuals (spread out over hundreds of acres!) will have the opportunity to join us for this solar spectacle – don’t hesitate – reserve your spot today!
2. We have the wide-open space for you to have “me” eclipse or a “we” eclipse
Whether you’re looking to experience the excitement of a total solar eclipse on the Great Meadow and feel the energy of the crowd around you, or enjoy a personal moment of totality while relaxing on the porch of a historic 19th-centruy building in our Village, GCV&M offers up a wide variety of ways to experience totality. Our designated viewing areas for our Solar Spectacle event on April 8 include the sprawling Great Meadow (perhaps the best viewing location on our grounds!), our wide-open South Field (where our Drive-In guests will have designated viewing space), our charming Village Square in the 19th-century Historic Village, and our Silver Ball Park – the finest replica of a 19th-century base ball park in the US!
3. You’ll get to see how our farm animals react to totality
What could be better than experiencing a total solar eclipse beside a team of oxen or a herd of Fog Island Sheep? Okay – of course, we can’t guarantee that Dan and Buck will have any particular reaction to the moon eclipsing the sun. But, how neat will it be to tell your friends and family that you experienced this once-in-a-century moment with them?
4. We have magnificent museum merch in stock to celebrate the eclipse
After viewing the total solar eclipse at GCV&M, you’ll want to be able to show off where you saw history happen! Genesee Country Village & Museum has you covered with a full suite of totality awesome merchandise – form t-shirts, to hoodies, to pint glasses, to totes, you’ll definitely want to grab a memento from your total solar eclipse experience from the Flint Hill Store. Or, celebrate now by purchasing our eclipse merchandise from the Online Store! Click here to explore eclipse merchandise and shop online.
5. In addition to the incredible experience of totality, you’ll have a full day of festival fun at the Solar Spectacle
While all activity, music, and historical happenings will come to a quiet halt during totality, visitors on April 8 will enjoy a full day of fascinating festival fun before and after the moment we’re all excited to see. Head over to the John L. Wehle Gallery to view exhibits or see a magic lantern show (running twice daily), participate in a to-scale eclipse model or make a pin-hole camera with our Nature Center staff, learn from costumed historical educators in the Historic Village about 19th-century celestial science and innovation, and so much more. Plus, savor totality tasty food and drink, celebrate in the festival tent with vendors and live music, and more. Select lucky guests (those who have purchased our VIP Historic Village ticket packages and our Meeting Center Hospitality Package) will have access to an exclusive Eclipse After Party in the Meeting Center Lounge!
Secure your spot to see history!
There is no place quite like this to experience 3 minutes and 32 seconds of totality! Click the button below to learn more about our Solar Spectacle event and purchase your tickets now.
