“That four great nations, flushed with victory and stung with injury stay the hand of vengeance and voluntarily submit their captive enemies to the judgment of the law is one of the most significant tributes that Power has ever paid to Reason.” — from Jackson's Opening Statement before the International Military Tribunal

Visiting the Jackson Center


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The Robert H. Jackson Center
Jamestown, New York

The Robert H. Jackson Center is located at 305 East Fourth Street, Jamestown, New York, 80 miles south of Buffalo, New York, at the southern end of Chautauqua Lake. Our telephone number is 716-483-6646.

The Jackson Center is open for tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and until 2 p.m. on Saturday. Tour price is $4.00 per person, children are free.

A Ticket to Jamestown, which offers admission to six local attractions for $15 per person, is also available. The ticket is valid for one year from date of purchase and provides entry to:
Audubon Nature Center & Sanctuary
Fenton History Center-Museum & Library
Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena (entrance to public skate time)
Lucy-Desi Museum on Pine Street
Robert H. Jackson Center
Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History

Jamestown is within easy driving distance of a variety of nearby cities:

Dunkirk and Fredonia, New York - 35 minutes

Erie, Pennsylvania - 45 minutes

Buffalo, New York - 90 minutes

Corning, New York - 2 hours

Binghamton, New York - 3 hours

Rochester, New York - 3 hours

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 3 hours

Cleveland, Ohio - 3 hours

Syracuse, New York - 4 hours

New York, New York - 7 hours


Aerial view of the Jackson Center.

Jamestown Chautauqua County Airport (JHW) serves the traveling public with commercial and private aircraft. The city is also served by Greyhound Bus and Amtrak.

While in the Jamestown area, there are many other places of interest in Chautauqua County that you may want to visit during your stay.