Niagara Falls History Museum

Small museum, not too many artifacts were on display, some very interesting historical photos. No charge for admission.

Small but interesting museum about the falls and the area. The interactive exhibitions are closed right now, but the museum is currently free (and very quiet, we stayed there for about 45 minutes and we were the only ones inside). Current hours are 10am-4pm (Tuesday through Sunday if Im not mistaken).

Great museum and wonderful job on adding to an 9ld building with a new wing marrying modernist architecture to old stone building.

Small museum but packed with history. Can easily your in an hour or two.

For $5 you can’t go wrong... if you’re looking for a little info on the history of Niagara Falls and the war of 1812 this is worth it...you won’t need more than an hour to go through the whole place...and the building itself is also really cool.

Nice local museum 1812 wartime between British and Americans at Lundys Lane..plus other Niagara history. Worth a visit..

I live in this wonderful city and never thought to find out how it came to be. Not only did I discover its history, but I had a lot of fun learning about it. Great place for kids and adults alike

Best museum I have ever been. Its a must try place Id say. The best thing I loved and went for is the imperial British uniform and few of Us-Canada wartime objects. Id like to recommend everybody to go and visit this place if youre by any chance visiting Niagara falls. Trip will not be completed without visiting this particular museum. Go ahead and enjoy the history of Canada and falls. Its easily accessible and theres not a long lineups like other museum which is a plus point. Thanks

My kids love being here

Nice little museum telling the story of Canada’s military. Definitely worth the visit.

Good museum with a fair amount of info. Not a lot of artifacts. But enough to kill an hour. 2 if you watch the movie. Some spots upstairs were quite dirty. But overall a good little museum.

Nice local musuem

We went here for a mermaid and pirates birthday party and my little one did not want to leave, it was so awesome! We definitely plan to go back again for another awesome experience.

I learned more in an hour there than I ever learned in school

Very sad to see one simple plaque dedicated to the underground railroad. Our part of this major piece of history should be more prevalent, with major exhibits and details. To ignore this is shameful.

A wonderful hidden gem. Attended for the Niagara Falls Night Of Art: interesting, well organized, hands on, local, and free!Well be back.

A little gem in a town with a lot going on! Quaint, quiet, and clean this museum gives info on the history of the area in the War of 1812 and the history of the falls itself. Small, interactive museum at a decent price. Friendly, helpful staff.

Went to a free event a couple weeks, such a great experience... so much talent, history and skilled knowledge:)

Small museum but a real gem. Excellent staff and the temporary exhibit was especially interesting.

Wonderful to work with this museum. Beautiful facility and fantastic people. Thoroughly enjoyed my experience exhibiting here with Water For Life Exhibit.

Great night event for the Niagara Falls International Marathon . What a fantastic idea to have it at night in the museum, fun time wondering around the exhibits after hours.

Great place to spend a rainy morning in. Inexpensive yet fantastic displays of local history.

Lots to see here. Tons of information and some really interesting pieces.

This museum is informative, entertaining, and the prices are very reasonable. Its great to have something of substance to enjoy while in the Falls.

Wonderful facility! Kids had a blast!

We dropped in during the free visit hours on a Thursday evening. The staff was kind and helpful and offered free souvenir pins which was a nice bonus. The museum was an enjoyable history of the region in general as well as a history of the Falls specifically. There is also an area devoted to the importance of clean water to our world.

The best part is how cheap the entrance fee is. Other than that, it’s pretty scarce. A few things about the war of 1812 and some old memorabilia. I feel like there’s probably an antique shop somewhere nearby with more history.

Good for learning and education. They should show more Ontario history too.

Went in today for the family day event. Nice place and very informative on the history. A little busy as it was a free event, will definitely take the kids again.

Small museum but a real gem. Excellent staff and the temporary exhibit was especially interesting.

It was an informative museum and my boys loved the coats and muskets. Very reasonable admission.

Amazong place to learn niagara history

Great little museum with much history of the area. Pleasant staff. Great way to spend an hour or two.

No one was there which was sad because there displays were interesting, and you get in free on Thursdays, not a grand place but worth stopping in when you are in Niagara.

Very small, usually overlooked. Almost empty of visitors. Not a lot to it, but an informative, air-conditioned break from the busy tourist traps.

The museum is good for the price and the rooms are interesting giving you a good history of the Niagara Falls area. They have one room dedicated to the history of Niagra and an optional video about Niagra Falls as well. The second room is smaller and related to the war of 1812. You can touch hold guns and try on the uniforms. The final room changes ever so often. When we went there was modern artwork created on aboriginal schoolhouse doors depicting the culture. It is a bit of a drive from the Niagra area and there are only four free spots but the paid parking is not expensive. They have elevators and wheelchairs if necessary. A good activity for a rainy day or if you just love history.

We went for the family day event. It was very crowded but we enjoyed it! There is so much history to be learned about our city!

Small museum containing a research wing and three exhibits.A heritage building fused with modern architecture, it provides a lot of natural light into the lobby.The front desk was polite and inviting.The museum is small but makes up for it with immersive and interactive displays.If youre ever in need of a bit of culture, its once place worth taking a look for a bit of Niagara Falls.

It is really amazing...the instructor is very nice...she is very knowledgeable regarding the site...

Small but informative and interesting. I loved learning about the history of the bridges and about the town in general. When we went, they also had a war of 1812 exhibit, and that was really interesting, too.

Renovated,gone here forever

Àmazing stuff never knew there was so much to learn about and see

So much potential, but mostly just photos. Worthwhile for the 1812 army uniforms dress-up!

An interesting stop, part of the Niagara Falls visit. Gives an interesting history of the Niagara Falls USA side of the border. Was refreshing to learn that the politicians of the time decided to protect the natural beauty of the the falls, i.e. designate the NY side of the falls as a park vs. the original dynamic of over industrialized/polluted/over commercialized Niagara Falls NY. Politicians today wouldnt have made the same decesion. A must see stop of the overall Niagara Falls experience.

It is a very small museum. Not suitable for young kids

A family friendly place. Expected more about the industrial history of Niagara Falls

Very educational and informative ... Staff very helpful ... Good to learn about where you live

Fun place with great events and a lot to learn.

This business needs more qualified individuals in their human resources. They need to specify what type of students they require for jobs posted!!Two high school graduating students attended interviews for a recent position posted, just to be turned away at the door!! It seems they needed to be attending University to qualify. With their resumes already forwarded to the HR staff. You think they would have read their resumes before giving them interview appointments!! How pathetic.. shame on you!

Very bad experience as a museum thats public they certainly do not know how to handle people. They seemed very rude and as some would say stuck up . I as a person of disability was shocked to find one single disability parking spot for such a busy museum . Also when i walked in we werent greeted friendly . Also they had special event going on we lined up for i being person with disabilty choose an area at back of line near a chair in case i needed to sit. A gentleman employee came up to me and said the line up was moved to another room to form a second line and to line up on the stairs i explained i have a disability and feel better being near the chair he said in a rude manner well go sit in the chair. I was made to feel embarrassed and not welcome. We continued on our tour of museum and tried to make best of it but left a sour feeling to day i didnt enjoy it as much as should of

A beautiful venue for a presentation or large group meeting.

An amazing little gem of a museum. Go on a Thursday night for free and make sure to take a behind the scenes tour. The asst. curator, Sara, is fantastic!

A must do! Educational and fun. Not huge so it wont take more than an hour or two. Buy the guide book to take home. Really adds to your vacation, making it more than just throwing money at tourist stuff you could do anywhere. Free admission on Thursdays after 5pm, which worked great for us as thats when we arrived after coming up from Maryland, gave us a place to stretch our legs from the drive. Went mid October 2017 and it was not crowded at all. Friendly staff and a guide who told us about how her personal familiy history tied into the displays. Staff informed us a lot about things we didnt know regarding USA/Canadian interaction in history. Its nice seeing the other side you dont learn in school.

Great piece of history. Very informative (though small)

Great Overview of the History and Creation of this Urban area we call Home

Staff was very pleasant. The kids did a scavenger hunt and had fun. Small, but very clean. Dont forget to try on the infantry costumes and the musket

Quaint little museum. Staff are friendly and a good place to visit when in Niagara Falls.

Was in one room but it was fun

A great modern venue to learn about the history of Niagara Falls! I personally recommend checking out the Water for Life exhibit and its beautiful pieces!

We were expecting more history artifacts than just cardboard pictures and a proyector

Excellent war room of the museum. Much info on the War of 1812. Artifacts too! One small detail however. The exhibit tries to make the African-Canadian soldiers of that war out to be more beneficial than the European-Canadians. Not a necessary detail. And not true!

The guy we paid with was very nice and gave us recomendations on what to do while we are there. There was a lot of information to soak in. It was very neat there. We spent a good hour there

For a small museum there are a lot of exhibits. The mystery table was fun, as were the ongoing films. Good for a short visit.

Interesting artifacts and a timeline of the history of the Falls area.

The museum is not in downtown area so its very quiet on weekdays. I was hoping to see more artifacts about local history, but there isnt really much to see. It charges $5, it should be free.

Clean open spaces friendly staff

Perfect stop on my trip. They have done a very nice job. And all for $5!

Great Place with lots for all ages to enjoy

Good place to learn about local history. You also get to put on a military costume and hold a rifle and take a picture looking like an English red coat of the 1800s.

Very clean, interactive portions - good for ages 5 - 65. Clean, bright and good!

Very kind staff. Small museum but interesting exhibits. Kid friendly with a few interactive leanring experiences. Theres a movie room where films can be played.

Inexpensive fascinating and open on Sunday Person at reception desk very knowledgeable and extremely helpful Plan to return on our next visit to the falls to see what is new in the rotating exhibits

Great place with a lot of interactivity to learn Canadas and Niagaras history. And I like their slogan Come for the Falls, fall for the history

It is small but it is great to pass time or cool of. It is also hands on.

Amazing history museum

Full of history.. good educational establishment.

Small but very nice

Came with the kids and had lots of fun. Small place but very interesting and informative :)

Great museum to get away from all the hustle and bustle of the Falls! A must see for history buffs or anyone interested in how Niagara Falls arrived at where it is now! Go check it out and be pleasantly surprised!

Very informative.

Clean, good history. Takes about an hour to see whole thing

A great place to visit.

OH my Gosh my family, my children and me when to the Bubbleology Show today and I must sat....It was the Highlight of our visit..we did got to the other events but the kids just kept asking to go back to see more bubble and made us stay for the second show...I hope this is a normal occurance hopefully a summer outdoor bubbles from the talk and the website visit I hope this will be added...we have several coming to visit in the summer and my kids couldn`t stop talking about it and are saying that mabye they can see...this is a message to let you know that your clients do love this show....the Wing family....100 stars....ty

Fantastic displays and tons of fun!

Great place to visit and learn. Always new exhibits to look at!

Excellent history of the War of 1812 and some history of the Falls themselves.Also has a great, ever-changing program of local-oriented events (from yoga to film nights).

Interesting place. Very nice and small but it has very limited exhibition

Very interesting, lots of info. Attractive layout.

Interesting displays

Interesting details related to Artic exploration.

Very informative

Cool Museum - wish we had more time to spend here. - Rick Trus review

Had an amazing family day afternoon at the museum and found out about some local history. And wildlife animals and how to save them.

Great museum

It is always a good time we have at the museum!

Very educational

Fun place to go

Excellent place to visit

They were friendly! Was a very clean environment! Have lots to look at and there were even things you could interact with!

Great museum