Tour

This page is for the February 3rd tours. For two days only Onondaga Historical Association is proud to bring back its ghostwalk at the Hotel Syracuse. Relive the stories of the Hotel Syracuse through those who experienced them. Tickets are $15, $12 for OHA members.  Tours leave every 15 minutes and last approximately an hour and a […]

This page is for the February 4th tours. For two days only Onondaga Historical Association is proud to bring back its ghostwalk at the Hotel Syracuse. Relive the stories of the Hotel Syracuse through those who experienced them. Tickets are $15, $12 for OHA members.  Tours leave every 15 minutes and last approximately an hour and a half. […]

Join OHA and The Paranormal Chef for a Paranormal Search of three floors of OHA’s 111-year-old Bell Telephone Building. The entire event will be recorded and produced on a DVD titled, “Paranormal Searchers,” with you and OHA’s Paranormals as the stars! It promises to be an eventful evening! Date: March 18th. Searches start at 5:00 […]

We hope you’ll join our partners for the 2017 presentation of the Organ Crawl, the signature event of the Cathedral Square Neighborhood Association, on Sunday afternoon, April 23, from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Three world-renowned organists will delight the senses by playing the majestic organs at Plymouth Congregational Church, St. Paul’s Syracuse, The Downtown […]

Join OHA and The Paranormal Chef for a Paranormal Search of three floors of OHA’s VERY ACTIVE 111-year-old Bell Telephone Building. It promises to be a spirit filled evening! RESERVATIONS REQUIRED, search runs 1.5 hours. Please call Pamela Priest at (315) 428-1864 x.313

Accompany OHA's nightwatchman and experience the Onondaga Historical Museum in downtown Syracuse in a new and off the wall way. Tours are at 6pm and 7:30pm. OHA Members: $12 Non-Members: $16 For ages 10+ For reservations call 315-428-1864 x312

Join us on Sunday, November 5th at 2PM for a guided walking tour of historic Downtown Syracuse, exploring the same path where the famous waterway once ran. The tour begins at the Erie Canal Museum, winding through Clinton and Hanover Squares before ending back at the Museum. The tour covers about a mile and lasts […]

In his last presentation as OHA Curator of History, Dennis Connors will lead a gallery talk on OHA's exhibit, Brine, Boats & Bureaucrats: Syracuse Salt & New York’s 19th Century Canals. The relationship between Syracuse and the Erie Canal is well-known, as it is in numerous communities across the state, from Albany, to Lockport, Rochester, Utica […]

The Cathedral Square Neighborhood Association and the Syracuse Chapter of the American Guild of Organists invite you and the community to join them as they present the 2018 Organ Crawl, a Showcase of Sound and History on Sunday, April 29 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. The listening tour stars four locally and internationally renowned organists, and four majestic church organs located […]

Our historic guided tours of the Hotel Syracuse are back! Onondaga Historical Association, in cooperation with the Marriott Syracuse Downtown, conducts historic tours lasting approximately and hour and a half for groups of 15. Our first one is set for Monday, July 19th from 11am to 12:30pm. Tours will be held every third Monday of […]

Our Strolling Down Salina Street: 1940-1980 exhibit is rotating out this month, but we're offering up one last stroll! Our curator Bob Searing is leading a final exhibit tour, and you can book your slot now. Plus, enjoy 10% off on when you stop by the gift shop during your trip, or 15% off for our […]

This summer and fall, spend your mid-week lunch hour with Curator of History Robert Searing, listening to some local history as you get in a midday walk around town. On select Wednesdays, the tours will leave from OHA's downtown museum at 321 Montgomery Street at 12:05 and end in Clinton Square. Tour dates are June […]

Spanning from spring to fall, our Walking & Talking Wednesdays give you the chance to spend your mid-week lunch hour with Curator of History Robert Searing, listening to some local history as you get in a midday walk around town. The tours will leave from OHA's downtown museum at 321 Montgomery Street at 12:00 and […]