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This off-the-beaten-path local landmark was the brainchild of Isaiah Robertson, a Jamaican-born house flipper who, so the story goes, had a religious vision wherein God told him that the end of the world would happen in Niagara Falls in 2014, and that he was to take his house and decorate it as garishly as possible with colorful wooden trinkets so that anyone who passed by would be so impressed and inspired that they'd be saved. The centerpiece of the decor scheme is the cross to the east of the house, which stands 25 feet tall, supposedly the same height Christ would be at the Second Coming. Undeterred by the fact that 2014 came and went without any such happening, Robertson continued his work until shortly before his death in January 2020.
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The former U.S. custom house (1863-1962) is now a museum dedicated to the Niagara Frontier's Underground Railroad history. Exhibits include a recreation of the "Cataract House", one of the largest hotels in Niagara Falls at the time whose largely African-American waitstaff was instrumental in helping escaped slaves on the last leg of their journey.
A couple may obtain a marriage license in person from any city or town clerk in New York State at least 24 hours (and not more than 60 days) before the ceremony. The $40 cost includes the issuance of a Certificate of Marriage Registration.
This is not a large aquarium by any means, but it's a long-standing and beloved attraction. In 2024, the aquarium expanded (across the lovely green space that used to be the four-lane Robert Moses State Parkway) to the former Niagara Gorge Discovery Center. The new expansion is called Great Lakes 360 and focuses on the ecology of the Niagara River and Great Lakes.