Fort Niagara: Porter’s one place to visit
Visits to Six Flags Darien Lake run to about 1.5M a year. One place to visit is mapped inside Porter, with 41 more within 40 miles. There are 16 museums, 5 waterfalls and 4 stadiums & arenas to choose from. Further afield, Lake Ontario is 54 mi from the centre.
Niagara Falls
Three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
On the map
The 41 outside town cluster to the south.
Orange: Porter. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Place by place
42 places in all: one in town and 43 within 60 miles.
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2Niagara Falls
Three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States.
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9Eternal Flame Falls
Waterfall in New York state, United States, known for flammable natural gas vent.
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14American Falls
Waterfall of Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls, New York, United States.
Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant
Hydroelectric power station in Lewiston, New York, near Niagara Falls.
Temple of Music
Temporary concert hall in Buffalo, New York, erected for the Pan-American Exposition in 1901, site of the murder of president William McKinley.
Niagara Gorge
Gorge of the Niagara River on the boundary of Canada and the United States.
Niagara Amusement Park and Splash World
Amusement park in Grand Island, New York.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Home of Ansley Wilcox and site of Theodore Roosevelt's first presidential inauguration.
Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park
Military museum in Buffalo, New York.
Shea's Performing Arts Center
Theater in Buffalo, New York, United States.
Niagara Falls Station and Customhouse Interpretive Center
Train Station and Custom House in Niagara Falls, New York.
Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum
History museum in North Tonawanda, New York state, USA.
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
Botanical gardens in Buffalo, New York.
Riviera Theatre
Theater and movie theater in North Tonawanda, New York, United States.
Martin Luther King Jr. Park
City park in Buffalo, New York, United States.
Medina Railroad Museum
Railroad museum in Medina, New York, United States.
Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center
A museum on history and legacy of the Underground Railroad in Niagara Falls, New York..
Explore & More Children's Museum
A children's museum in Buffalo, New York.
The places inside Porter lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Fort Niagara: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Ontario: NASA, Public domain · Niagara Falls: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Highmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Horseshoe Falls: Ujjwal Kumar, Public domain · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS The Sullivans: Unknown, Public domain · Eternal Flame Falls: Mpmajewski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sahlen Field: Quintinsoloviev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Little Rock: PH2 J.E. Higgins, U.S. Navy, Public domain · Bridal Veil Falls: No machine-readable author provided. Liffer~commonswiki assumed (based on copyri, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Falls: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant: Busfahrer, CC BY 3.0 · Temple of Music: Anonymous illustrator, Public domain · Niagara Gorge: Mhsheikholeslami, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Buffalo AKG Art Museum: User:TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Croaker: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site: NickNJF, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park: Shinerunner at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · HMS Ontario: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Terrapin Point: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kleinhans Music Hall: Dave Pape, Public domain · Buffalo History Museum: Fortunate4now, CC0 · Buffalo Zoo: User:Davepape, Public domain · Shea's Performing Arts Center: Paranormal Skeptic, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Niagara Falls Station and Customhouse Interpretive Center: Mitchazenia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Genesee Country Village & Museum: Stilfehler 17:02, 21 August 2007 (CEST), CC BY-SA 1.0 · Buffalo Museum of Science: Pubdog (talk), Public domain · Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum: Pubdog (talk), Public domain · Ira G. Ross Aerospace Museum: Ramennoodleman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens: Daderot, Public domain · Riviera Theatre: Dheckler510, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Burchfield Penney Art Center: Dsw4, Public domain · Martin Luther King Jr. Park: Pubdog (talk), Public domain · Medina Railroad Museum: Stilfehler 22:19, 24 August 2007 (CEST), CC BY-SA 1.0 · Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Castellani Art Museum: Ewright76, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Explore & More Children's Museum: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Toy Town Museum: Toy Town Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0
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