At The Crayola FACTORY visitors enter a world of discovery as they experience more than a dozen hands-on activities as well as learn how Crayola Crayons? and Markers are made. This is not the real manufacturing plant. It?s a colorful and interesting visitor center that allows children of all ages to unleash their creative spirit. Each quarter, themes and projects change to give visitors a variety of projects to create throughout the year. Then, come explore the National Canal Museum with its 90-foot water-filled model canal system. Kids and adults are immediately engaged in the fun and learning as they pilot their boats through the locks. You can harness a life-sized mule, play the canal captain simulation game, and operate a model train layout. It's all hands-on fun at the National Canal Museum!