Extended Hours
We’ll be open until 8 p.m.! This will be the second in our series of extended evening hours this season. A dozen buildings in the Historic Village will be open, along with the Flint Hill Store, John L. Wehle Gallery, and the Genesee Country Nature Center and trails. Learn from costumed interpreters and tour spaces and buildings representing home, civic, social, economic, farm, and religious life throughout the 1800s.
GUIDED TOURS (included with Admission)
5 p.m. | Gardening Through the 19th Century
MEET AT THE VILLAGE SQUARE STAGE
Join an expert gardener on a tour of the Museum’s historic gardens. Catered to the group’s interest, you will journey into the 19th Century through the perspective of plants.
TIMED ACTIVITIES
Starting at 3:30 | Admissions Booth
$5 admission
19TH-CENTURY HISTORIC VILLAGE
Explore, see, and experience our Historic Village. We invite you to tour spaces and buildings representing home, civic, social, economic, farm, and religious life throughout the 1800s.
Be sure to visit Nathaniel Rochester House (#12), open every day, to delve into the real and often untold history of enslavement and freedom in the Genesee Country.
Stop by Thomson’s Tavern to try historic games (stilts, graces, hoop and stick, etc.) on the front lawn.
HISTORIC TRADESHOPS
Visit and talk with our trades folks who both practice and preserve timeless skills.
AGRICULTURE & GARDENS
A variety of heritage animal breeds can be found throughout the Village at the Hetchler House & Early Settlement Farm (#6), the Livery Barn (#11), and Jones Farm (#14).
Make sure to explore historic gardens throughout the Village, flourishing with both food and flowers! Animals and plants are for viewing only – please don’t feed, trample, touch, or pick.
JOHN L. WEHLE GALLERY
Home to one of the finest collections of sporting and wildlife art in America, and the dazzling Bruce & Susan Greene Costume Collection!
Don’t miss the three featured exhibits currently on display.
- An Extraordinary Attraction: 50 Years of History, Art, & Nature
- Color Me Calico
- Perceived Realities: Wildlife, Land, & Myth.
GENESEE COUNTRY NATURE CENTER
Visit with a naturalist and explore a variety of habitats on six trails ranging from .3 to 1.6 miles. Help us find 50 birds for our 50 years! Grab your own checklist at the Nature Center and report back your finds for our wall of birds.
SHOP
Flint Hill Store
Buy goods handcrafted in the Historic Village, Museum apparel, historic toys, treats, and more!
EAT
The Depot Restaurant
Grab a burger and fries, ice cream specialties, salads, wraps.
Freight House Pub
Light snacks, draft beer, cider, wine, bottled soda.
D.B. Munger Confectionery
Satisfy your sweet tooth with a variety of historic cookies, cakes and hand pies.
All information is subject to change.
