Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruises boat rides are offered on the Erie Canal, with one proceeding upward through the modern locks for a short cruise, and returning to pass downstream under two lift bridges and then returning to the docks.
A museum is located in the old lock control structure and contains historic photographs, maps, engineering drawings, and machinery.
The Canal Discovery Center is housed in an old church about 100 yards to the west of the locks.
Lockport is home to the widest bridge in North America which spans the canal to the southwest of the locks.
The Lockport Caves tour can be taken near the locks.
The Niagara County Historical Society located at 215 Niagara Street in Lockport, NY. It is a complex of buildings that together tell the story of Niagara County history.
100 American Craftsmen is an annual show of arts and crafts held at the Kenan Arena. The arena is located on the historic Kenan Center campus.
Ida Fritz park plays host to the Taste of Lockport every August and to a Cruise Night every Monday during the summer.
Lockport is now the home of the Molson Canal Concert Series on Fridays in the summer. The series brings national acts to the recently constructed Ulrich City Centre and events are free of admission charge.
Just outside of Lockport is The Niagara Wine Trail. It features 10 wineries.
