If you’re looking to view New York in a whole new way, we’ve got a perfect day trip for you! Lockport Cave is a mere 30 minute drive from Niagara Falls or Buffalo, but you’ll feel like you’re on a whole different planet. You’ll take a two-part tour that is incredibly unique. The Erie Canal is vital to the New York economy and this experience will allow you to learn so much about the area’s rich history.
Your tour begins with a guided walking tour through the “Flight of Five” Erie Canal Locks. The Locks allow boats to lift up along the rising ridges of the Niagara Escarpment rocks. Without canals like these, boats cannot travel uphill.
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Though they may seem like modern marvels, the locks were actually constructed in the early 1800s! They are impressive feats of engineering that led to great innovations in transportation and business.
Shawn Crews/Google Maps Without the Erie Canal, it is doubtful that New York City could have become the major world player it is today.
Lockport Cave and Underground Boat Tour has been offering tours to New Yorkers since 1977.
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You will also take an underground boat ride through the man-made Lockport Cave. This is one of America’s longest underground boat rides. You’ll soar down the eerily dark and quiet Erie Canal.
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It’s truly amazing to think of how long ago all of this was blasted out of the solid rock!
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How incredible that all this exists right under our feet! This is an educational experience for visitors of all ages.
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Make sure to wear comfortable, waterproof walking shoes
If you’re looking to view New York in a whole new way, we’ve got a perfect day trip for you! Lockport Cave is a mere 30 minute drive from Niagara Falls or Buffalo, but you’ll feel like you’re on a whole different planet. You’ll take a two-part tour that is incredibly unique. The Erie Canal is vital to the New York economy and this experience will allow you to learn so much about the area’s rich history.
Lockport Cave & Underground Boat Ride/Facebook
Shawn Crews/Google Maps
Without the Erie Canal, it is doubtful that New York City could have become the major world player it is today.
Gunjeet Singh/Google Maps
David Tam/Google Maps
Have you taken a tour of the Lockport Cave? We’d love to hear more in the comments!
Advance reservations are required to go on the Lockport Cave Tour and Underground Boat Ride. For more information, view the company’s website or Facebook.
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Address: Lockport Cave & Underground Boat Ride, 5 Gooding St, Lockport, NY 14094, USA
