Location: Herkimer
Top Things to do in Herkimer
The 6 Best Things to do in Herkimer, New York (NY)
Dominic J. Frank (R)
Restaurants in Herkimer
1. Erie Canal Cruises
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1,245 reviews
We offer many ways to enjoy the sights and sounds of a trip down the Erie Canal! Our most popular cruise is our sight seeing cruise. Daily sight seeing cruises are 90 minutes in length and travel east on the Erie Canal through Lock 18, raising and lowering vessels over 20 feet! Pass by the Fort Herkimer Church, one of the oldest in the state. Hear an award-winning narration about the past, present and future of the Erie Canal. Sight seeing cruises offered 7 days a week from mid-May through Columbus Day. Join us on a specialty cruise! Welcome on board a Living History Cruise to the Historic Herkimer Home, "Rock the Lock" on a Friday Night Party Cruises, laugh all the way down the canal on a Comedy Cruise or relax and enjoy a Canal Nations sunset cruise!
2. Ace Of Diamonds Mine
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 159 reviews
Reviewed By CrusherBrickman - Richmond, United States
First of all, don't pay attention to the YouTube videos of opening a pocket and getting hundreds of Herkimers. Those guys are pros and have "claims" that they spend weeks working on. With that said, Ace of Diamonds is a really great place to look for Herkimers. They have several methods for you to search. The first mentioned above is for pros with weeks of time and knowledge. The second is to find rocks with the tell tale signs and try to smash these. This is hard and you may find a diamond or two over the course of a couple hours (based on my experience). The third is to sluice using their filtered dirt. Its not salted, just the big rocks are already taken out. You should be able to find several nice diamonds after just a few buckets. The fourth way, and for us the far more productive way, is to just look around on the ground. I found 3 busting rocks. My wife and 2 girls found 50 just walking around looking on the ground! The facility itself is more...rustic than the other public mine very nearby. But in my opinion, its way better. The "other" place was fancy and has nice amenities, but the only way to find a diamond that I could tell is by busting the rocks. Ace of Diamonds is a working commercial mine so they bring out fresh dirt and rocks. I don't believe the other place does this. Bathrooms are clean They have picnic tables, but really no shade.
3. Herkimer County Historical Society
4. Tee Time Mini Golf
5. Herkimer Diamond Mines
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 303 reviews
Reviewed By U9149CJmatthewstrych - West Springfield, United States
This was my family’s first time here and also going mining. This place was super clean, fun , low cost and extremely fun. My family ( Strycharz family ) spent 6hrs in the super hot sun digging, chiseling and using tools we researched online that were important for of day. We found a huge pocket after hrs of trying to open a hollow sounding section on the main wall. Go to Herkimer Diamond mine website to see our HUGE find. The family stayed up most of the night to clean our daily pocket finds. The owner is great!!! She asked us to come back the next day to show our findings and take pictures to show what is very very possible with the correct tools. The estimated value from the mines manager said we found well over $10,000 worth of gems and crystals. Explained in detail what and why each piece was priced . We did find another 2 5gl buckets filled with Herkimer Diamonds and crystals that we did not have time to clean yet. These were not appraised at the time but was assured we found an incredible amount. Super clear A quality and also lots of AA gems. We are going back next week to enjoy the family time and experience this great time once again. This will now be part of our summer vacations for years to come.
6. Gems Along the Mohawk
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 29 reviews
