Lockport Cave & Underground Boat Ride
Offers a historic, fun, one-of-a-kind, 70-minute guided
tour through America's past
viewing the Erie Canal Locks
34 & 35, the Flight
of Five; walking through a
1,600 foot tunnel blasted
in the mid 1800s used for
water power; and riding on
an underground boat. See
geologic cave formations and
old mill ruins. Daily tours.
2 Pine Street
Lockport, NY 14094
(716) 438-0174
LockportCave.com
Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruises
Experience a unique, narrated two-hour cruise which includes "locking through" and being
raised the 49-foot elevation
of the Niagara Escarpment in
the only double set of locks
on the Erie Canal. AAA GEM
Attraction, featured on the
History Channel. Cruises
daily from May to October.
Gift shop, free parking, and
handicapped accessible.
210 Market Street
Lockport NY 14094
(716) 433-6155
LockportLocks.com
The Kenan Center
One of Lockport's architectural
treasures that today serves as a regional center for arts,
education and recreation.
The 1850s house features
a year-round gallery that
is free to the public and is
surrounded by beautifully
landscaped gardens that
visitors are welcome to stroll
during the warm weather
months.
433 Locust Street
Lockport, NY 14094
(716) 433-2617
KenanCenter.org
Market Street Art Center
This renovated old factory is now
home to two art galleries, thirty artist
studios and one unique gift shop.
Original paintings (landscapes,
portraits, still life), photography,
pottery, wood carving, stained glass,
hand-crafted jewelry and more. Open
daily and always free admission.
247 Market Street
Lockport, NY 14094
(716) 478-0239
MarketStreetArtCenter.org
Niagara County Historical Society
Five buildings trace the history of
Niagara County including Native
Americans, pioneer settlers, agriculture
and industry, the Civil War and Victorian
period rooms. Exhibits are housed in
two 19th century homes, an old carriage
house, an 1835 land/law office and a
reproduction barn. The nearby William
Bond/Jesse Hawley House is an 1824
brick home, fully furnished to the mid
19th century period.
215 Niagara Street
Lockport, NY 14094
(716) 434-7433
NiagaraHistory.org
The Erie Canal Discovery Center
A multi-media museum devoted to the
Erie Canal, particularly the "Flight of
Five" locks constructed to lift the canal
over the Niagara Escarpment. During
your visit you can see the 20' x 13'
Raphael Beck mural, "Opening of the
Erie Canal, October 26, 1825," view a
short film about the history of the locks,"ride" a virtual reality canal boat, hear
the stories of the "canawlers," try an
interactive computer game, "hammer" away at a rock wall and test your
navigational skills at moving a boat
through the locks!
24 Church Street
Lockport NY 14094
(716) 439-0431
NiagaraHistory.org
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