Lockport Locks & Erie Canal
Lockport Flight of Five
Home of the famous 'Flight of Five' locks on the Erie Canal, where you can take a tour boat and experience vessels being raised and lowered in the lock chambers.
Lockport is about 35 kilometers northeast of Buffalo. Here the Erie Canal must climb over the Niagara Escarpment, and the famous 'Flight of Five' locks were built in 1825. Today a modern double lock stands alongside the restored historic five-lock flight. You can watch boats pass from the bridge or take a Lockport Locks boat tour. The tour lasts about 2 hours and lets you experience a lift and drop of about 15 meters. Nearby, Lockport Cave can be explored by underground boat, passing through early hydraulic tunnels. The boat tour season runs May–October, and tickets are required.
Opening hours
Boats May–Oct, several departures daily
Nearby sights
- Darwin D. Martin House
- Buffalo Zoo
- Delaware Park
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Buffalo History Museum
- Buffalo AKG Art Museum
- Burchfield Penney Art Center
- Buffalo Museum of Science