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 The Erie Canal Discovery Center is located at 24 Church St., Lockport, NY.
Phone: 716.439.0431
The Lockport Visitors' Center is also at this location. We're a short walk (one block) to the Lockport Locks and other Erie Canal attractions.
The Erie Canal Discovery Center is fully handicapped accessible, and is open to the public seven days a week, from May through October. Hours of operation are from 9am to 5pm daily or by appointment. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for students under 13. Children under five are admitted without charge. Group tours are arranged through the Niagara County Historical Society at 716.434.7433.
 The Erie Canal Discovery Center is a new state-of-the-art interpretive center for the Erie Canal, and particularly the role that Lockport, NY played in the history of the Erie Canal.
We feature the 13' x 20' Raphael Beck mural, "The Opening of the Erie Canal, October 26, 1825." This beautiful floor to ceiling mural depicts the celebration surrounding then NY Governor Dewitt Clinton's ceremonial first passage through the now famous "Flight of Five" locks in Lockport to officially open the Erie Canal.
Individuals from the painting "come to life" with the assistance of virtual-reality, through computer kiosks in the Center. A multidimensional orientation film transports the visitor back in time on board a recreation of the packet boat Western Comet.
Additional audiovisual stations such as the "Hard Rock Canal" and "Work the Lock" allow guests the hands-on opportunity to view the dolomite rock wall in Lockport and to navigate a model ship through an actual working series of locks.
The life and times of "canawlers," people who lived and worked on the canal, as well as "canal kids," are depicted in exhibits that feature the latest technology in communication "sound-sticks."
The National Park Service rounds out the many displays with their own description of the National Heritage Corridor.
 TOUR LOCKPORT TROLLEY
Phone: (716) 434-7433
Looking for a fun way to experience the attractions of historic Lockport and the Erie Canal this summer? Beginning June 30th, hop aboard the Tour Lockport Trolley! Available to visitors and local residents looking to explore area sites, the trolley will shuttle people around the city and between Lockport's major attractions. With nine stops along the route, riders can see everything Lockport has to offer while listening to a narrated tour. They can also board or disembark the trolley at any site of their choosing along the way.
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