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> Darwin R Barker Library & Museum
7 Day St., Fredonia, NY 14063
This 1820 brick Victorian museum has both permanent and temporary exhibits on display, an historical research library and a Children's Museum.
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> Dunkirk Historical Museum
513 Washington Ave., Dunkirk, NY 14048
This museum stores, collects, and exhibits artwork, photographs, sculpture and historical objects regarding Dunkirk's historical, cultural and artistic heritage.
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> Dunkirk Lighthouse & Museum
1 Point Dr. N. Dunkirk, NY 14048
Dunkirk Light, also known as Point Gratiot Light, is an active lighthouse located on Lake Erie and features a rare third order Fresnel lens installed in 1857.
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> Erie Canal Discovery Center
24 Church St., Lockport, NY 14094
Inside a c.1843 “canal stone” building, the Erie Canal Discovery Center features interactive displays and art and information on the history of the creation of the world-famous canal and locks in the 19th century.
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> Explore & More - The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum
130 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14202
Today, the all-new Explore & More – The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children’s Museum offers 43,000 square feet with four floors of fun at Buffalo’s waterfront at Canalside.
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> Fenton History Center
67 Washington St., Jamestown, NY 14701
Southern Chautauqua County's history lives within the 1863 Italianate Villa home of Reuben E. Fenton & the historical Hall House that was built in 1846.
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> Fort Niagara Lighthouse
Fort Niagara State Park, Scott Ave, Youngstown, NY 14174
For the early settlers of America, the Fort Niagara Lighthouse served to mark the one of the few natural harbors on Lake Ontario and a vital portage route around Niagara Falls.
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> Fort Niagara State Park
1 Scott Ave., Youngstown, NY 14174
This state park has two boat launches providing access to the Lower Niagara River and Lake Ontario, hiking trails, swimming pools, water slide and more
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> Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin D. Martin House Complex
125 Jewett Pkwy., Buffalo, NY 14214
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built between 1903 and 1905, The Darwin D. Martin House Complex is a National Historic Landmark.
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> Golden Hill State Park
9691 Lower Lake Road, Barker, NY 14012
Golden Hill State Park includes the decommissioned landmark, The Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse, which is available for rental year-round.
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> Plan your Vacation on the Great Lakes Seaway Trail
332 Prospect Street Niagara Falls, NY 14303
From Niagara Falls to the Thousand Islands & more, this Journey along the Seaway Trail is Pure Upstate NY !
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> Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum
180 Thompson St., North Tonawanda, NY 14120
Listed on the National Registers of Historic Sites, the complex features two antique carousels - the 1916 #1 Special and the 1942 Kiddie Carousel.
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> History Center of Niagara
215 Niagara St., Lockport, NY 14094
The Niagara History Center is comprised of three separate sites - The Outwater Memorial Building, The Erie Canal Discovery Center, and the Col. William Bond/Jesse Hawley House...
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> Kenan Center
433 Locust St., Lockport, NY 14094
The 25-acre Kenan Center campus campus serves as a regional community center providing arts, education and recreation programming year-round.
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> Lockport
1 Locks Plaza, Lockport, NY 14095
Welcoming more than 2 million visitors a year, the city of Lockport is located just about 18 miles east of Niagara Falls USA.
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> Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum & Center for Comedy
2 W. Third St., Jamestown, NY 14701
Set in Lucille Ball’s hometown of Jamestown, this museum preserves the memory and honors the impact of the “First Couple of Comedy.”
