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Women's Rights National Historical Park
Directions
 
visitor center
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Start your visit at the park visitor center, 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls.
 

The directions below will route you directly to our park visitor center, 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls. Once you arrive, park staff are available to provide further directions and maps to the additional park sites.

By Plane
The nearest airports to the park are at Syracuse, Rochester, and Ithaca. Auto rental is available at all three airports.

By Car From the North
From the New York State Thruway (I-90) take exit 41 (Route 414). Turn right onto Route 414 South after exiting the tollbooth. Follow Route 414 South for approximately four miles. At the intersections of Routes 414 and Route 5 & 20 (the same road at this point), turn left onto Route 5 & 20 East and 414 South. Follow for approximately one and a half miles into the Village of Seneca Falls. The Visitor Center is on the left at 136 Fall Street (5, 20, 414) as you enter the downtown area. There is a tall white flag pole in front of the Visitor Center. The Wesleyan Chapel is next to the Visitor Center, with Declaration Park located between the two structures. The Visitor Center and Wesleyan Chapel are located on the North side of Fall Street (5, 20, 414) between Clinton and Mynderse Streets.

By Car From the West
Travel East on Route 5 & 20 East and 414 South into the Village of Seneca Falls. The Visitor Center is on the left at 136 Fall Street (5, 20, 414) as you enter the downtown area. There is a tall white flag pole in front of the Visitor Center. The Wesleyan Chapel is next to the Visitor Center, with Declaration Park located between the two structures. The Visitor Center and Wesleyan Chapel are located on the North side of Fall Street (5, 20, & 414) between Clinton and Mynderse Streets.

By Car From the South
Travel North on Route 414 into the Village of Seneca Falls. Go through the Bayard Street stop light and get into the left turn lane as you cross the bridge, follow the signs for 414 North. At the first stoplight on the other side of the bridge, turn left onto Fall Street (5, 20, 414). Go through one stop light (State Street), the Wesleyan Chapel and Visitor Center are on your right. There is a tall white flag pole in front of the Visitor Center. The Wesleyan Chapel is next to the Visitor Center, with Declaration Park located between the two structures. The Visitor Center and Wesleyan Chapel are located on the North side of Fall Street (5, 20, 414) between Clinton and Mynderse Streets.

By Car From the East
Travel West on Route 5 & 20 into the Village of Seneca Falls. Follow 5 & 20 West and 414 North, turn right onto Fall Street. Go through one stop light (State Street), the Wesleyan Chapel and Visitor Center are on your right. There is a tall white flag pole in front of the Visitor Center. The Wesleyan Chapel is next to the Visitor Center, with Declaration Park located between the two structures. The Visitor Center and Wesleyan Chapel are located on the North side of Fall Street (5, 20, 414) between Clinton and Mynderse Streets.

Parking
Visitor parking is provided in a lot behind the Visitor Center and is accessible from Clinton Street. The lot has one space reserved for Handicapped Parking. Additional parking limited to two hours is available along Fall, Clinton, and Mynderse Streets.

By Public Transportation
Seneca Transit Service provides bus service to the surrounding communities. For more information call 1.866.736.3220 or go to www.rgta.com. There are no other buses or passenger trains that serve Seneca Falls or Waterloo. Nearby Auburn(12 miles to the East) and Geneva(10 miles to the West) are served by Greyhound, while Rochester and Syracuse are served by Amtrak and Greyhound. Seneca Falls and Waterloo are served by taxi cab companies which offer service to Auburn, Geneva, Syracuse, and Rochester.

 
 
 
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and daughter Harriot, 1856
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
called her house in Seneca Falls "the center of the rebellion"
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Two-story red brick house where Thomas and Mary Ann M'Clitnock lived.
Visit a station on the Underground Railroad!
Learn more about the M'Clintock family and their home
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Jr. Ranger
Hey Kids!
Learn about the park and become a Jr. Ranger
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Statue of Frederick Douglass in the park visitor center
Men for Women's Rights
In 1848 Frederick Douglass and many more men came in support of equality
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Wesleyan Chapel, site of the First Women's Rights Convention, as it appears today.  

Did You Know?
Did you know the women's rights movement formally began in the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, New York?
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Last Updated: July 28, 2008 at 16:11 EST