# 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 Niagara County Historical Society at 215 Niagara Street is a complex of buildings that together tell the story of Niagara County history.

## Do

* 43.17193-78.692611 Lockport Cave & Underground Boat Ride, 5 Gooding St. (NY 78 to Main St, left on Pine), ☏ +1 716-438-0174. Tours normally depart hourly. 10 May - 18 May: Sa Su noon-4PM; 24 May - 20 Jun: daily noon-4PM; 21 Jun - 1 Sep: daily 10AM-5PM; 2 Sep - 13 Oct: M-F 11AM 1PM 3PM 5PM, Sa Su 11AM-4PM. This 70-minute walking tour starts with a viewing of the "flight of five" locks that gave the city its name. A walk along the canal speaks to the industrial history of the area, and then it's into the Lockport Cave, a man-made tunnel built to provide hydraulic power to those canalside industries. A short boat ride takes you deeper into the tunnel before returning to end the tour. $9.00 (ages 4-12: $6.00; under 4: free).
* 43.17521-78.687132 Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruises, 210 Market St., ☏ +1 716-433-6155, toll-free: +1-800-378-0352. Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruises offer sightseeing and dinner cruises on the Erie Canal. Round trips daily at different times of the year (no operation from mid-October to early May). $14, children 4-10 $8. (updated Dec 2021)
* 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.
* 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.
* 43.14148-78.694291 Tops Friendly Market, 5827 S Transit Rd., ☏ +1 716-439-4366, fax: +1 716-439-8464. Daily 6AM-midnight. Large, well-stocked supermarket. (updated Dec 2021)

## Eat

* 43.16847-78.69221 Molinaro's, 90 Walnut St., ☏ +1 716-438-0631. M W Th 10:30AM-8PM, Tu 10AM-5PM, F 10:30AM-9PM, Sa 3PM-9PM, Su noon-7PM. (updated Dec 2021)
* 43.16818-78.699012 Shamus, 98 West Ave., ☏ +1 716-433-9809, info@shamuslockport.com. (updated Dec 2021)
* 43.16666-78.713893 Danny Sheehans, 491 West Ave., ☏ +1 716-433-4666. Tu-Th 4PM-9PM, F Sa 4:30-9PM, Su 3-8PM. (updated Dec 2021)
* 43.16652-78.665594 Village Eatery, 429 Davison Rd., ☏ +1 716-433-0688. M-Th 11AM-8PM, F Sa 11AM-9PM, Su 3-8PM. (updated Dec 2021)

## Drink

* 43.08967-78.696141 New York Beer Project, 6933 S Transit Rd. Brewery, gastropub, event space, and rooftop terrace. Built to resemble an old brewing warehouse in New York City. (updated Dec 2021)
* 43.18431-78.758312 Freedom Run Winery, 5138 Lower Mountain Rd, ☏ +1 716-433-4136, admin@freedomrunwinery.com. Tasting room daily, noon-6PM (F until 8PM). (updated Dec 2021)

## Sleep

* 43.15224-78.698051 Quality Inn, 551 S. Transit St., ☏ +1 716-434-4411. (updated Dec 2021)
* 43.15303-78.697312 Lockport Hotel, 515 S Transit St., ☏ +1 716-434-6151. (updated Dec 2021)
* 43.15801-78.697363 Lockport Inn & Suites, 315 S Transit St., ☏ +1 716-434-5595, fax: +1 716-433-0105, info@lockportinnandsuites.com. (updated Dec 2021)

### Camping

* 43.23201-78.628314 Niagara County Camping Resort, 7369 Wheeler Rd, ☏ +1 716-434-3991. (updated Dec 2021)

## Connect

* 43.17128-78.683651 Lockport Post Office, 138 East Ave., ☏ +1 716-514-5000, fax: +1 716-434-1365. (updated Dec 2021)

## Go next

* Niagara Falls
* Buffalo