As part of the Union Canal Unlocked project, several oral histories were collected from people who have memories of the canal. You can listen to these oral histories at the points of interest listed below:
 | Pop Inn |
 | Wilkie's Basin |
 | Winchburgh |
 | Katie Shaw's Bridge |
 | Manse Basin |
 | Canal House, Linlithgow |
 | Up At The Basin (song) |
Children at Canal View Primary School, assisted by students from Edinburgh College of Art, have made three animations about the Union Canal. You can view their animations at the points of interest below:
 | The Happy Swan Animation |
 | Zoe's Bad Day Animation |
 | The Wrong Way Animation |