Visit Niagara County Visitor-Ready Sites/Museum

Click HERE to download a full printable PDF listing of all Visitor-Ready Sites/Museums in Niagara County.  Includes QR Codes

Photos courtesy of  Destination Niagara USA.

Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum

180 Thompson Street, North Tonawanda NY, 14120
716.693.1885
info@carrouselmuseum.org

Open: April 5, 2025 – mid-June
Wed. – Sat. 10-4, 
Sun. 12-4
June 16th –Sept. 
Mon.-Sat. 10-4, Sun. 12-4
Sept. – Oct. 
Wed. – Sat. 10-4, Sun. 12-4
www.carrouselmuseum.org

Niagara Aerospace Museum

9990 Porter Road
Niagara Falls International Airport
Niagara Falls NY 14304
716-297-1323
Open: Sat & Sun 11-4
niagaraaerospacemuseum.org

Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center

825 Depot Avenue West
Niagara Falls, NY 14305
716-300-8477
Open: Winter, Wed-Sun. 10-5: 
closed Monday and Tuesday.
Summer Tues. – Sun. 10-5
niagarafallsundergroundrailroad.org

Niagara History Center
The History Center Complex

The History Center Complex
215 Niagara Street, Lockport, NY 14094
(716)-434-7433
Open: Daily: 9–5, Sunday & Holidays: Closed
niagarahistory.org

Niagara History Center
The Erie Canal Discovery Center

The Erie Canal Discovery Center
24 Church Street, Lockport, NY 14094
(716) 439-0431
Open: May 1 – Oct. 31: 
Open 9-5 daily
November 1 – April 30: 
Open 10-3, Fri. & Sat.
niagarahistory.org/visit-the-erie-canal-discovery-center/

Niagara Power Vista

5777 Lewiston Road
Lewiston, NY 14094
716-285-6661
Open: 7 days a week, 9-5, closed on certain holidays
nypa.gov/communities/visitors-centers/niagara-power-vista

Old Fort Niagara

Morrow Plaza - PO BOX 169
Youngstown, NY 14174-0169
716-745-7611
Open: Jan 1 – March 21
Wed-Sun: 10 – 4
April 1st through June 30th
Open daily 10 - 4
July 1st - August 31st 
Open daily 10 - 5
September 1st - October 15th 
Open daily 10 - 4
October 16th - December 31st
 Wed. –Sun. 10 - 4
(CLOSED Thanksgiving Day & Christmas Day)
Open Daily December 26-31.
Great Lakes Seaway Trail interpretative signage for the following: Fort Niagara State Park, the Niagara Coast Guard Station, Old Fort Niagara, the Fort Niagara Lighthouse and the WWII POW Camp.
www.oldfortniagara.org/

Thirty-Mile Lighthouse / Golden Hill State Park

9691 Lower Lake Road Barker, NY 14012
(716) 795-3885
Open: mid-May – mid-October, 
Sunrise – 9 PM
parks.ny.gov/parks/goldenhill/details.aspx

Great Lakes Seaway Trail interpretative signage for the following: Golden Hill State Park and Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse.

Smaller Sites

Babcock House Museum

7449 Lake Road
Appleton, NY 14008
Email: historicalsomersetny@yahoo.com 
Web: Website Link
Open: Sundays 1 – 4 from June thru the end of August. Farm Festival is held the third Sunday of September from 10 – 3

Das Haus, Einhaus und Der Stall

2549 Niagara Rd
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
Phone: (716) 795-2890
Email: dashausmuseum@gmail.com
Open: May-October, Sun. 2-4, May or by appointment.
Web: Website Link
Social Media: Facebook

Forsyth-Warren Tavern & Farm

5182 Ridge Rd
Lockport, NY 14094
Phone: 716 433-3247
Email: info@forsythtavern.com
Open: May –Fall, Sun. 11-2
Web: Website Link

Historical Association of Lewiston

The Lewiston Museum
469 Plain Street
Lewiston, NY 14092
Phone: 716-754-4214
email: editor@historiclewiston.org
Open: June-August, Tues – Sat. 1-5, 
or by appointment
Web: Website Link
Social Media: Facebook

Krull Park

6108 Lake Road
Olcott, NY 14126
Web: Website Link
Open year-round, 7am to 9pm.

Carousel Park

5979 Main Street
Olcott, NY 14126
Phone: (716) 778-7066
Web: Website Link
Open: Memorial Day weekend; Saturdays and Sundays through June; Fridays through Sundays from July - Labor Day, 12 to 6.

Ye Olde Log Cabin (history museum)

6055 East Main Street, 
Olcott, NY
Phone: (716) 778-9887
Social Media: Facebook
Open: the first weekend in June through the first weekend in September. Friday through Sunday, 12 to 5.

Railroad Museum of Niagara Frontier

Niagara Frontier Chapter - NRHS, Inc.
P. O. Box 1043
111 Oliver Street
North Tonawanda, NY 14120
Phone: 716-694-9588
Web: Website Link
Open: Every Saturday June – October, 11- 4.  First Saturday of Each Month, November – May, 11- 2.  Other Hours Are Available By Prior Arrangement, & Advance Appointment

Sanborn Farm Museum

2660 Saunders Settlement Road 
Sanborn, NY
Phone: (716) 990-6909
Web: Website Link
Social Media: Facebook
Open: Mid-April to Mid-October, Sundays 2-4, Wednesdays 2-4 or by appointment, 
call 716-731-5982

Van Horn Mansion

2159 Lockport-Olcott Road 
Burt, NY 14028
Phone: (716) 778-7197
Web:  Website Link
Social Media: Facebook
Open: June to August: Sundays, 1-4pm; Public Tours.  For off-day, year-round private tours: call (716) 390-9679. Tours must be scheduled at least 2 days ahead, and are based on volunteers' availability.

Wilson Historical Society & Museum

641 Lake Street
Wilson, NY 14172
Web: Website Link
Social Media: Facebook

A restored former 1912 Wilson Railroad Station houses the Wilson Historical Society Museum with vintage cars and trucks.

Points of Historical Interest with Interpretative Signage

TOWN OF LEWISTON
Devil’s Hole

Devils Hole State Park
Lewiston Rd Lewiston, NY 14092

VILLAGE OF LEWISTON
Freedom Crossing Monument: Battle of Queenston, War of 1812: The Silo and Caboose

115 N Water Street
Lewiston, NY 14092

Le Magazin Royale, Fort Demler, and Oak Hill and Scovell Knoll
Art Park
450 South 4th Street
Lewiston, NY 14092

Lewiston Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
505 Cayuga St.
Lewiston, NY 14092

Tuscarora Heroes Monument
100 Portage Road
Lewiston, NY 14092

CITY OF LOCKPORT
Erie Canal Locks 34 and 35 Complex
Down at the Locks
Pine Street
Lockport, NY 14094

Niagara County Courthouse and Frank J. Gaffney Medalof Honor exhibit
175 Hawley Street
Lockport, NY 14094

NEWFANE
Olcott Harbor
5867 Ontario St
Olcott, NY 14028

CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS
Fort Schlosser
Old Stone Chimney Commemorative Site
955 Buffalo Avenue
Niagara Falls, NY 14303

The Upper Niagara River Observation Area
Connecting Road
Niagara Falls
Niagara, NY, 14304

PORTER
Four Mile Creek State Park
1055 Lake Road
Youngstown, NY 14174

VILLAGE OF YOUNGSTOWN
Falkner Park
340 Main Street
Youngstown, NY 14174

WILSON
Wilson Harbor and surrounding area
57 Harbor St, Wilson, NY 14172

Wilson House Inn
300 Lake Street
Wilson, NY 14172