Niagara County

Niagara Falls, after the snow falls

Niagara County is in the Niagara Frontier region of New York.

Municipalities

• 1 Lockport — the county seat, known for its historic set of five canal locks
• 2 Barker —
• 3 Gasport — old Erie Canal village named for the wells of coal gas that once dotted the surrounding region
• 4 Lewiston — charming village tucked under the foot of the Niagara Escarpment where bed and breakfasts abound, also home to Artpark
• 5 Middleport — another canal port
• 6 Niagara Falls — the honeymoon capital of the world
• 7 North Tonawanda — old 19th-century lumber port at the modern-day west end of the Erie Canal, with a restored downtown
• 8 Olcott — a charming sleepy village on the Lake Ontario shore that was once a summer resort
• 9 Wilson —
• 10 Youngstown — the northwesternmost community in the state, home to Old Fort Niagara

Other destinations

• 1 Golden Hill State Park — home of the picturesque Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse