The Battle Ground Hotel Museum is located on the hallowed grounds of the Lundy's Lane Battlefield. The building was bequeathed to the City of Niagara Falls on the death of the prior owner, Ruth Redmond. She was a retired school teacher who purchased buildings on Lundy's Lane in order to preserve our heritage in the face of modern development. The restored 1850's tavern displays furnished period rooms and artefacts from the War of 1812. Visitors to the site are given a presentation about village tavern life and early tourism's fascination with the famed battlefield. The Battle Ground Hotel Museum is the only illustration of a 19th Century inn which exists as a product of the commemoration of the War of 1812. Observation towers, once on the property, provided early tourists a birds-eye-view of the battlefield. In the early days of Battlefield Tourism soldiers from the War of 1812 were known to have given guided tours of this area.

The Battle Ground Hotel Museum is open from the end of May to the end of August.

Friday to Sunday: 11am to 5pm
The building will close during the Battlefield Tour from 2pm to 3pm.

For up-to-date information: Battle Ground Hotel Museum

A collaborative project

Niagara Falls Museums - Niagara Falls Public Library - Dept. of Geography and Tourism Studies,Brock University.

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