Art Museum
Criminals Hall of Fame
Criminals Hall of Fame is an art museum in Ontario, Canada.
About Criminals Hall of Fame
The Criminals Hall of Fame Wax Museum was a wax museum on 5751 Victoria Avenue in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. One of many wax museums in the region, it was located at the top of Clifton Hill. The museum featured forty wax statues of notorious criminals, from mobsters to serial killers. The museum was created in 1977 and closed late 2014.
In 2002, columnist Gene Collier of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette characterized the museum as "a cheesy little monument to brutality," while in 2005, the same paper's Dennis Roddy called it "a garish little exhibit." In 2003, the Boston Herald dubbed it "tacky." In 2010, Doug Kirby's roadsideamerica.
Criminals Hall of Fame by the numbers
- Founded
- 1977
- Visitors / year
- 10,000
Plan your visit
Criminals Hall of Fame
- Website
- www.criminalshalloffame.com
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