This unique attraction is a very popular stop on the Niagara Parkway and is photographed almost as often as the Falls! The planted face is maintained by Niagara Parks horticulture staff, while the mechanism is kept in working order by Ontario Hydro, the organization that originally built the clock. The intricate designs on the face of the timepiece are created with up to 16,000 carpet bedding plants. The floral design is changed twice each year - it features viola in the Spring and four cultivars of Alternanthera along with green and grey forms of Santolina Sage during the Summer and Fall. California Golden Privet and Blue Festuca Grass may be used for contrast. The grounds surrounding the clock feature bedding displays and a Tower at the back of the clock houses Westminster chimes that greet each quarter hour. If the door into the Tower is open, you can take a glimpse at the clock mechanism and enjoy photographs that show the history of every face design all the way back to 1950.  

Journey Behind the Falls

Journey Behind the Falls is a very special place during the winter months. The mist of the Falls freezes in spectacular ice formations on every tree and building. Viewing the Falls in winter should not be missed!

At Journey Behind the Falls, you'll experience the awesome spectacle of one-fifth of the world’s fresh water crashing down to the basin below. During summer daylight hours, over 2,800 cubic meters of water thunders over the brink every second, travelling 65 kilometers per hour!

Your Journey Behind the Falls visit will take 30 to 45 minutes. In the spring and summer months, you'll receive a free souvenir biodegradable rain poncho as protection from the mist of the Falls. Elevators descend 150 feet through bedrock to tunnels that lead and to the Cataract Portal and the Great Falls Portal which is one third of the way behind the massive sheet of water.  Then you walk on to the Upper and Lower Observation Decks at the very foot of the Falls.

Famous Criminals Hall of Fame

WAX MUSEUM

5751 Victoria Ave
Niagara Falls, ON L2G 3L6
(905) 374-3011

The Criminal Hall of Fame boasts a vintage selection of masterfully crafted wax replicas of notorious criminals from throughout history.  Each character is presented in historically relevant surrounding to enhance the effect of coming face to face with these villians.  Their stories have been carefully researched and included in each scene.  Some have been romanticised like Bonnie and Clyde or Jesse James.  Infamous gangsters like Al Capone and John Gotti have become cultural icons.  Some, like Jack the Ripper, slipped into the night never to be identified.  Others met justice at the end of a rope or in front of a firing squad.  The age-old curiosity remains; what makes these men and women tick? And how can we be sure they are not walking amongst us?

Whirlpool Aero Car

Whirlpool Aero Car

Whirlpool Aero Car Location

 Location 3850 Niagara Parkway  Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada  Located north 4.5 km.(3 miles) north of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls. 

High above the racing Niagara River, you'll be transported through the air in an antique cable car.

Far below, the torrent of water abruptly changes direction and creates one of the world’s most mesmerizing natural phenomenon – the Niagara Whirlpool. Sometimes frightening and always unforgettable!

Please note that this attraction is NOT wheelchair accessible.

The Aero car was designed by a Spanish engineer, Leonardo Torres Quevedo and has been in operation since 1916. The cable car is suspended from six sturdy cables and offers a wonderful view of the Niagara Whirlpool which is formed at the end of the rapids where the gorge turns abruptly counterclockwise and the river escapes through the narrowest channel in the gorge