Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier
The Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier is located in the 1922-built Erie Railroad freight depot in North Tonawanda, New York. Operated by the Niagara Frontier Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society, its mission is to preserve the railroad history of the Buffalo, New York area, once the railroad hub of America.- Type: Museum
- Description: American museum
- Address: 111 Oliver Street, North Tonawanda, NY 14120
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Erie Canal and Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum.
Erie Canal
River
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The world-famous Erie Canal, in New York State, lets you experience history, recreation, and the very best that small-town America has to offer. Stretching almost 350 miles from Buffalo to Albany, up and down 35 locks, under countless bridges, and through dozens of picturesque communities, the Canal was America's first superhighway and the crown jewel of the Empire State.
Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum
Museum
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Herschell Carousel Factory Museum is a historic carousel factory building located at North Tonawanda in Niagara County, New York. The factory complex was constructed between about 1910 and 1915 and consists of six primary structures and five contributory additions. Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum is situated 1,400 feet north of Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier.
Riviera Theatre
Theater building
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The Riviera Theatre is a 1,140-seat entertainment venue in North Tonawanda, New York. The theatre hosts live concerts, theatre, dance shows, and movies. Riviera Theatre is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sawyer and Brighton.
Sawyer
Hamlet
Sawyer is a hamlet in the town of Wheatfield in Niagara County, New York, United States. Sawyer is situated 3 miles northeast of Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier.
Brighton
Hamlet
Tonawanda is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 72,636. The town is at the north border of the county and is the northern inner ring suburb of Buffalo. Brighton is situated 3 miles southeast of Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier.
Tonawanda
Photo: Pubdog, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tonawanda is the name of both a city in the Northtowns of Erie County, New York, and the unincorporated suburban township that surrounds it. The incorporated village of Kenmore also makes up part of the Town of Tonawanda.
Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier
- Categories: railway museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: North Tonawanda, Niagara County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.02619° or 43° 1′ 34″ northLongitude
-78.87349° or 78° 52′ 25″ westOpen location code
87M324GG+FJOpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7284065
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