Crayola Experience - The Canal Museum

I mentioned in a previous post that on the way to Easton there was a canal running along the bus route. Canals are an important part of the history of the area.

Once upon a time, The Canal Museum and the Crayola Experience shared a building, but as the lease ran out, Crayola wanted to expand and the Canal Museum moved to Hugh Moore Park, in some ways a site more pertinent to canal history.

http://www.tnonline.com/2012/apr/28/national-canal-museum-relocates-canal-site

https://canals.org/

When the move happened, part of the canal museum was left. This part was a route that allowed children to move boats along in water, learning about canal features. Crayola incorporated this into one of their exhibits.

First, change the barges to crayon boats.

Then you add a colorful mural, envisioning a place called Crayonopolis.

It should incorporate water and aquatic animals. Maybe you wouldn't normally encounter a whale or an octopus in a canal, but those are awesome pictures.

But all of the signage stays.

And all of the features, like locks, gates, tunnels, and sluices.

Completing the route, and learning is a splash!