 #1 of 30 Things To Do in Grand Island
Legends on the Niagara
Niagara Parkway Niagara Falls NY - 866-830-4476
~3.36 miles from Grand Island city center
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Located on a 300-hectare (700-acre) site across from Navy Island , this Niagara Parks Commission -run golf course features two 18-hole championship layouts plus an executive nine-hole layout. There's also a circular driving range, teaching pro on-site, and a 10,000-square meter (35,000-square foot) clubhouse built in the shape of a 19th-century fort. There's no question this course is destined to become one more magnet drawing visitors to the Niagara Falls area.
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 #2 of 30 Things To Do in Grand Island
Tonawanda (Neighborhood)
Tonawanda
~3.97 miles from Grand Island city center
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Tonawanda (fomally, the Town of Tonawanda) is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a population of 78,155. The town is at the north border of the county and is the northern suburb of Buffalo. It is sometimes referred to, along with its constituent village of Kenmore, as "Ken-Ton." The town was established in 1836 and up to 1903 it included what is now the city of Tonawanda.
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Niagara Falls Memorial Arena
5145 Center St Niagara Falls ON
~4.07 miles from Grand Island city center
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The Niagara Falls Memorial Arena is an arena located in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. It was built in 1950 and has a capacity of approximately 3,000. The arena was home to various ice hockey teams in the past, including the Niagara Falls Thunder and the Niagara Falls Flyers. It currently serves as the home of the Niagara Falls Cannucks, a team in the Greater Ontario Junior B Hockey League. The city has discussed building a new arena to replace it and development is well under way. The new arena will have a similar capacity in one of the four ice pads, with the other three having a modest capacity for recreational hockey and skating league purposes. The new facility will become a community center, of sorts, for ice-based activities with offices for figure skating and house-league hockey o...
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The Summit
Niagara Falls NY
~4.81 miles from Grand Island city center
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The Summit, formerly Summit Park Mall, was an enclosed shopping mall in Wheatfield, New York. Opened in 1972, the mall became largely vacant by the late 1990s. It underwent renovations in 2004 and 2005 which added new anchor stores and tenants, but after the mall's developers filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009, the complex was closed except for three anchor stores: Sears, The Bon-Ton and Save-A-Lot, with two more vacant anchors last occupied by Steve & Barry's and a Macy's closeout store.
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Niagara Aerospace Museum
345 Third St. Niagara Falls NY - 716-278-0060
~5.02 miles from Grand Island city center
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The Ira G. Ross Aerospace Museum is an aviation museum located in Buffalo, New York, in the Canal Side district. Formerly known as Niagara Aerospace Museum, the museum was located in the Niagara Office Building in downtown Niagara Falls and relocated in 2008.Both Bell Aircraft Corporation and Curtiss-Wright Corporation operated R&D and manufacturing operations nearby in the middle of the twentieth century, and much of the material on display is from these two aviation companies. Among its many displays are many examples of early to mid-twentieth century piston, turbo-jet, turbo-shaft, and jet engines, as well as several static display aircraft including early Bell helicopters, an example of the World War II Bell P-39 Airacobra, and the Bell X-22 tilt-ducted-fan VSTOL aircraft.
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 #6 of 30 Things To Do in Grand Island
Oaklands GC
8970 Stanley Avenue Niagara Falls NY - 905-295-6643
~6.39 miles from Grand Island city center
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The friendly staff at Oaklands is always ready to help you meet your individual needs. Oaklands Golf Club is a 6100 yard course that is challenging enough to satisfy the best golfers in the game and yet practical enough that the casual enthusiasts need not plan a two day stay to complete the full 18 holes Many of the fairways at Oaklands are on the narrow side and water comes into play on a few holes. The most challenging hole is the 195 yard par three 2nd. Driving from an elevated tee with out of bounds to the right, you'll want to lay up but not in the low lying, sometimes water filled depression in front of the green protected by a sand bunker that spans 80% of the front portion of the green along with trees lining each side of the approach to this small elevated green....
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 #7 of 30 Things To Do in Grand Island
Marineland
Niagara Falls ON
~6.40 miles from Grand Island city center
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Marineland is a themed amusement and animal exhibition park in the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Owing to its proximity to the falls and other natural park areas and its blend of animal attractions and rides, it is one of the main tourist destinations in Niagara Falls, Canada.The park first opened in 1961 as "Niagara Game Farm", without any of the current marine attractions or rides. The original Niagara Game Farm was essentially a small zoo, a large part of which was a petting zoo. Within a few years, the marine attractions were added, and the park's name was changed to "Niagara Marineland And Game Farm", and by 1966 it was officially just "Marineland And Game Farm". In the 1970s Kandu(2) the killer whale became the park's major attraction, the "And Game Farm" part of the na...
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 #8 of 30 Things To Do in Grand Island
Downtown Fort Erie (Neighborhood)
ON
~6.46 miles from Grand Island city center
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 #9 of 30 Things To Do in Grand Island
Lavinia Porter Manse
Niagara Falls NY
~6.82 miles from Grand Island city center
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Attraction type: Historic homeAddress: 162 Buffalo Avenue Niagara Falls, NY 14303Tel: 716 285 1864
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Seneca Niagara Casino
310 4th St Niagara Falls NY
~6.84 miles from Grand Island city center
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Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel is a casino located in Niagara Falls, New York and was built to compete with Casino Niagara and Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, Ontario. It was built on the site of the former Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center.The casino floor has an area of 147,000 sq ft (13,700 m2) with 99 gaming tables and 4,200 slot machines.It is the largest hotel in New York outside of Manhattan.A 604 room 26-story hotel tower with a view of the Niagara Falls skyline, was completed in March 2006.
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Oak Hall GC
Portage Road Niagara Falls NY - 905-358-6418
~6.85 miles from Grand Island city center
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Public Golf Course.
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Niagara Falls State Park
Niagara Falls NY
~6.97 miles from Grand Island city center
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Niagara Falls State Park is located in the City of Niagara Falls, New York in Niagara County. The park contains the American Falls, the Bridal Veil Falls, and part of the Canadian Falls.Niagara Falls State Park is the oldest state park in the United States. In 1885, the Niagara appropriations bill was signed into law, creating the Niagara Reservation. New York State Assemblyman Thomas Vincent Welch figured prominently in getting the bill signed, and served as the first Superintendent of the Park from its inception until 1903, 18 years.The Niagara Reservation was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1963.The park also overlooks the Niagara Gorge and allows access to the Maid of the Mist tour boats, Cave of the Winds, and other attractions of Niagara Falls.The park offers a ...
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Daredevil Museum of Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls NY
~7.00 miles from Grand Island city center
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303 Rainbow Boulevard at Third StreetNiagara Falls, NY 14303(716) 282-4046
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Niagara Wedding Chapel
Niagara Falls NY
~7.02 miles from Grand Island city center
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Attraction type: Religious siteinfo@niagarafallslive.comAddress: 300 Third St Niagara Falls, NYTel: 716-285-1221, 800-785-5683
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Buffalo Historical Society
Buffalo NY
~7.06 miles from Grand Island city center
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Well over one-hundred years have passed since the first pioneer settlers pushed their way through, the lush grass of the Red River Valley, to develop one of the richest agricultural districts on the earth. Our people have always been agricultural in their pursuit and the Red River Valley has been rightly called the bread basket of the world. It is a land of plenty and in every house there is "bread enough and to spare". Our forefathers built homes, farms and businesses upon the vast Dakota prairie. At an early date, they felt an intellectual and a moral need. Schools were built and served as centers of community activity. Christian ministers, of various denominations, came and heroically administered to the needs of the people. The spirit which impelled these...
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Bridal Veil Falls
Niagara Falls NY
~7.15 miles from Grand Island city center
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The Bridal Veil Falls is the smallest of the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls. It is located on the U.S. side (in New York State); Luna Island separates it from the American Falls and Goat Island separates it from the Horseshoe Falls. The Bridal Veil Falls faces to the northwest and has a crest 56 feet (17 m) wide.Luna Island being very small, the Bridal Veil is similar in appearance to the American Falls, starting with a vertical fall of 78 feet (24 m), followed by the water violently descending the talus boulders to the Maid of the Mist Pool 103 feet (31 m) below. The total vertical drop is 181 feet (55 m). The crest elevation of the Falls is 508 feet (155 m).The Cave of the Winds attraction allows visitors to walk up to the base of Bridal Veil Falls. A pedestrian bridge...
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Niagara Wax Museum of History
Niagara Falls NY
~7.16 miles from Grand Island city center
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Located close to Niagara Reservation State Park and the Rainbow Center Factory Outlet, this museum features life-like wax figures of many of the Niagara frontier's early explorers. Father Hennepin and Robert Lasalle are included, as well as modern-day daredevils who have gone over the Falls in a barrel. Other displays include Indian villages, historical street scenes, how electrical power is made, and the Ice Bridge. Aside from the wax figures, the museum also has a collection of maps and other artifacts related to the Niagara Frontier. Admission: USD7 for Adults.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls NY
~7.16 miles from Grand Island city center
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The Niagara Falls are voluminous waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. The falls are 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (120 km) south-southeast of Toronto, Ontario, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.Niagara Falls is composed of two major sections separated by Goat Island: Horseshoe Falls, the majority of which lies on the Canadian side of the border, and American Falls on the American side. The smaller Bridal Veil Falls are also located on the American side, separated from the main falls by Luna Island.Niagara Falls were formed when glaciers receded at the end of the Wisconsin glaciation (the last ice age),...
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Caves of the Mist
Niagara Falls NY
~7.17 miles from Grand Island city center
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The most famous Indian legend surrounding Niagara is that of the Maid of the Mist, the Thunder God Hinum and the origin of the Horseshoe Falls. This saga of the "Maid of the Mist" was originated, or at least was perpetuated by the Neuter Indian Nation which occupied the Niagara Frontier when the first French priests came to their villages to preach Christianity.As the story goes, many of the Indian tribes were dying from an unknown cause. After burial, graves were being desecrated and bodies devoured. Since the Indians each year were sending a canoe filled with fruits and game over the Falls to appease the Thunder God Hinum and his two sons, who lived in caves behind the Falls, they felt that continuation of their ill fortune was because the God was not satisfied. Consequ...
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 #20 of 30 Things To Do in Grand Island
Albright Knox Art Gallery
Buffalo NY
~7.24 miles from Grand Island city center
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 #21 of 30 Things To Do in Grand Island
Buffalo State College
1300 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo NY - (716) 878-4000
~7.25 miles from Grand Island city center
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Thundering Waters GC
Marineland Parkway Niagara Falls NY - 877-833-3259
~7.27 miles from Grand Island city center
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Thundering Waters, a Niagara Falls Golf Course. Get tee times, driving directions, scorecards and golf packages featuring Grand Niagara at:www.niagarafallsgolfadventures.com/golf-courses/Thundering-Waters.html
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Schoellkopf Geological Museum
Niagara Falls NY
~7.31 miles from Grand Island city center
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Once you've seen the falls at least once, head over to this nearby museum to learn about their origin and geological history through numerous exhibits and a slide presentation. Attraction type: Specialty museumAddress: Niagara Reservation State Park Niagara Falls, NY 14303Tel: 716-278-1780Fax: 716-278-1744
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Aquarium of Niagara
Niagara Falls NY
~7.32 miles from Grand Island city center
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Horseshoe Falls
Niagara Falls ON
~7.35 miles from Grand Island city center
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The Horseshoe Falls, also known as the Canadian Falls, is a waterfall on the Niagara River, located mostly on the Canadian side of the border with the United States. It is located between Terrapin Point on Goat Island in New York State, and Table Rock on the Ontario side of the falls.The name is derived from its curving, horseshoe-shaped crest that is 671 meters (2,200 ft) in width. At the center of the Horseshoe Falls the water is about 3 meters (10 ft) deep. It passes over the crest at a speed of about 32 km/h (20 mph). The fall is 53 meters (173 ft) high, has an average crest elevation of 152 meters (500 ft) and faces northwards. The depth of the river at the base of the falls, estimated at 56 metres (184 ft), is actually higher than the fall itself.The Horseshoe Falls is consider...
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Delaware Park
Buffalo NY
~7.43 miles from Grand Island city center
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Delaware Park (also known as DelPark) is an American horse racing track, casino, and golf course in Stanton, Delaware. It is located just outside the city of Wilmington, and about thirty miles from Philadelphia.William duPont, Jr. a designer of twenty-three racing courses, designed and built Delaware Park Racetrack in partnership with Donald P. Ross. The facility opened on June 26, 1937 and today is the only thoroughbred horse racing track in the state of Delaware. Races are run from April to November.Race purses have increased in recent years owing to increasing casino revenues. With the United States national average horse racing purse of $20,762[1][2] in 2005, the average 2005 purse for DelPark of $30,650 has helped to attract more talented contenders and more first-time competitors...
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 #27 of 30 Things To Do in Grand Island
Polly King Art Gallery
Niagara Falls NY
~7.49 miles from Grand Island city center
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Dedicated to local painter Polly King, who painted and sketched until her death at 91 in 1993, this gallery features hundreds of her paintings in what was once her home. Today, the gallery is operated by her son. It is located close to the Niagara River and within walking distance of the Schoellkopf Geological Museum and the Falls . The gallery features Polly's bright and happy creations, which range from still lifes to landscapes. Viewings at the gallery are by appointment only but well worth the time.
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 #28 of 30 Things To Do in Grand Island
Konica Minolta Tower Centre
Niagara Falls ON
~7.51 miles from Grand Island city center
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The Konica Minolta Tower Centre, opened in 1962, is located in the Fallsview district of Niagara Falls, Ontario and was the first of the modern observation towers built near the brink of the Falls.The Konica Minolta Tower Center was originally called the Seagram Tower, named after the House of Seagram business in Montreal. Over the years, due to multiple bankruptcies and ownership changes, tower names changed between Heritage Tower (1969), Royal Inn Tower (1971), Royal Center Tower (1972), Panasonic Tower (1973), and Minolta Tower (1984-2007). It features an indoor observation deck, restaurant, wedding chapel, and hotel. From street level, the tower is 99 meters (325 feet) tall, however it is situated 160 meters (525 feet) above the falls.
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 #29 of 30 Things To Do in Grand Island
Rainbow Tower
Niagara Falls ON
~7.56 miles from Grand Island city center
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The Rainbow Tower is a 50.3 meter (165 ft) tower located at the Rainbow Plaza Canadian border station of the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Construction on the tower was completed in 1947.The Rainbow Tower houses a carillon -- a musical instrument consisting of a baton keyboard that controls a series of bells. The Rainbow Carillon is sounded four times a day, 365 days a year. It features 55 bells with a total weight of over 43 tons. The instrument is controlled via a series of 55 oak batons and 30 foot pedals. The largest bell, called a bourdon, is 8 feet in diameter and 6.5 feet tall, weighing in at 10 tons. Musically the pitch of this bell is E. The smallest bell in the instrument weighs less than 9 pounds and has a circumference of 5.75 inches.The bell castings for the ...
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Grand Island
Casino Niagara
Niagara Falls ON
~7.62 miles from Grand Island city center
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The official site for Casino Niagara. With the hottest slots, over 80 table games, great restaurants and something new every weekend it is Just Plain Mor
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