Explore History Museums and Art Galleries

Interesting museums and art galleries dot the area. If you’re interested in agriculture, the Agricultural Memories Museum is dedicated to the collection and preservation of antique farm tractors and equipment.

Garrett Chapel,  "The Little Chapel on the Mount" is listed on the Registry of National Historic Places, and is a wonderful reflection on the importance of family life. To glimpse the area’s past, plan a visit to Oliver House Museum. For fans of early aviation, the Glenn Curtis Museum is just down the road.

Artists and those looking for unique gifts can browse art galleries along our main streets, outdoor markets and plazas. Our museums and galleries are small, relaxed, and reflect our love of the land and the people whose efforts helped shaped our lifestyles.

To learn about the early settlement of the area, you can purchase an audio driving tour that explains how a few years after the American Revolution, in 1788, followers of Jemima Wilkinson, also know as the Public Universal Friend, came to this area from New England and Pennsylvania. When they came to this area, they encountered dense woods inhabited by wild animals. It was only a few years after the native Americans had been forcibly removed by the Continential Army under General John Sullivan. The early settlers worked hard to clear land for farms, a meeting house and school. They built mills along an outlet linking Keuka and Seneca Lakes. Their hard work resulted in the establishment of the first permanent white settlement in the "First American Frontier." (For a full description of the tour click here.)

Photos courtesy of the Keuka Arts Festikval