Lockport

Lockport is a city in the Niagara Frontier of New York. It is the county seat of Niagara County, and is a few miles from Buffalo. The city is surrounded by the town of Lockport. Both the town and city are named after the double Erie Canal lock.

Get in
From Buffalo-Niagara International Airport, it's less than a 30-minute drive to Downtown Lockport. Lockport is served by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA). Lockport is a 30-minute drive east of Niagara Falls, NY down Route 31.

Get around
It is best to rent a car. In the summer Lockport has a tourism trolley. The NFTA bus stops are not far from the downtown attractions.

See

 * There is a museum in the old lock control structure that contains historic photographs, maps, engineering drawings, and machinery.
 * The Canal Discovery Center is housed in an old church about 100 yards to the west of the locks.
 * Lockport is home to the widest bridge in North America which spans the canal to the southwest of the locks.
 * The Lockport Caves tour can be taken near the locks.
 * The Niagara County Historical Society at 215 Niagara Street is a complex of buildings that together tell the story of Niagara County history.
 * 100 American Craftsmen is an annual show of arts and crafts held at the Kenan Arena. The arena is on the historic Kenan Center campus.
 * Ida Fritz park plays host to the Taste of Lockport every August and to a Cruise Night every Monday during the summer.
 * Lockport is the home of the Molson Canal Concert Series on Fridays in the summer. The series brings national acts to the Ulrich City Centre and events are free of admission charge.
 * Just outside of Lockport is Niagara Wine Trail. It features 10 wineries.

Buy
A bookshop on the Erie Canal at the Erie Canal Discovery Center or Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruises.

Go next

 * Niagara Falls
 * Buffalo