Visit the RMSC for FREE every first Wednesday of the month* from noon–5pm. We’re offering free admission for EVERY visitor at all three of our locations: the RMSC Museum & Science Center, Strasenburgh Planetarium, and Cumming Nature Center!

Join us for an enchanting evening of 19th-century revelry inspired by our 2025 spring fashion & textile exhibit, “Color Me Calico: A Taste for Prints & Parties”.

Starting Sunday May 25, trolley rides are once again being offered at the New York Museum of Transportation in Rush. A unique ride through pleasant countryside complements the many exhibits in the museum bringing transportation history to life. Open Sundays through October, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Family friendly admission, including ride: $12 adults, $10 seniors 65+, $6 youths 3 - 12.

Dads and Granddads can enjoy a vintage trolley ride...and do it for FREE when accompanied by a youth age 3 - 12 at the New York Museum of Transportation, Fathers Day Sunday, June 15. That's right, we're so happy to have Pop and the kids teaming up to discover transportation history together we're letting the old guy in with free admission. Open 11 to 4.

Scale models and the enthusiasts who build them will be on hand Sunday August 3, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., when the New York Museum of Transportation hosts members of the ROC City Scale Modelers. The work on display will include planes, ships, military armor, autos, and even space and science fiction. The family friendly museum admission, including the model show, and a ride on a vintage trolley car is $12 adults, $10 seniors 65+, $6 youths age 3 - 12.

Visitors to the museum will delight to barrel organ music played by several “organ grinders” and their unique instruments. Enthusiasts of this early form of musical entertainment will be cranking out tunes from a variety of vintage wind instruments, bringing back the sights and sounds from more than a century ago. The musical entertainment and 2-mile round trip trolley rides are included with admission.

The Genesee Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Appreciation of Antique Motorized Fire Apparatus in America (SPAAMFAA) will have their restored firefighting equipment on display for visitors to enjoy. Resplendent in bright red paint and polished metal work, these vintage vehicles will delight visitors and bring back memories of times past. Discover the difference between a “fire truck” and a “fire engine,” and find out why firemen wear red suspenders!