Along the Niagara River Parkway
Wedensday, and time to turn our attention on sights along the Niagara River as it races down the Great Gorge away from the falls. The Adventure Pass includes a reduced fare on the People Mover, an elongated bus that travels from Table Rock up along the Niagara River Parkway to Queenston Heights. We found it a great way to get around and not have to worry about parking. We picked it up, again at the Rainbow Bridge kiosk, and rode to the White Water Walk. Here, you also ride an elevator down to the river level. A path along the river allows the vistior to view the impressive class 6 Whirlpool Rapids at several points.
Form the photos, you might have the impression the Whirlpool Rapids is in the wilderness. But, it's very close to town.
We reboarded the People Mover to go to the Butterfly Conservatory. Here, one can roam around inside the enclsoed conservatory while more than 2,000 butterflys represtning 50 species fly around (and may land on you). The conservatory is also a botanical garden. We had lunch at the coffee shop here.
The People Mover took us next to the Whirlpool Aerocar. The Aerocar is an aerial tramway over the Niagara Whirlpool at the 90-degree bend in the Niagara River.
When we returned to Niagara Falls, everyone wanted to go back to the hotel--except me. I continued on to Table Rock to ride the Falls Incline Railway. The Falls Incline Railway is a funicular that runs from Table Rock up the hill. At the top there is an excellent view of the Horseshoe Falls. It was fun to ride for the view and it's also convenient as trasportation if your hotel is located near the top station.
In the evening, it was back to Clifton Hill for dinner and different sorts of adventures.
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The system was designed by a Spanish engineer and is also called the "Spanish Aerocar".
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