Niagara Falls Day One

This morning after breakfast we made the short walk from our hotel to the incline railway, and rode it down to the Table Rock visitor center. There we looked at the gift shops and did the Journey Behind the Falls, an attraction that was included in the pass we bought from Niagara Parks. We took an elevator down to old tunnels constructed for hydroelectric power plants and walked through tunnels to view the “backside” of the falls and an observation deck. It took about a half hour to complete.

 

I wanted to watch the “Niagara’s Fury” movie next but it was down for the day so we walked to the nearby Power Station building to learn how it generated power from the falls.  

We then took another elevator down even deeper and walked the 2200 feet outtake tunnel to another observation deck closer to the river. By the time we walked back to the elevator and then back to the visitor center it was noon, so we took the WeGo bus north to Clifton Hill, home to a casino and many tourist attractions. 

We had lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe there (No 44), then looked around some shops and I sampled beer at the nearby brewery.

We then rode the WeGo bus back to our hotel, where we sat in the hot tub and enjoyed snacks in the lounge for dinner.