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Looking for some peace and quiet? An idyllic spot to relax and unwind? You've made it to the right category. Here, we list some of the most beautiful and functional parks in the city. Many provide jogging and cycling trails, picnic sites, and large, open areas for throwing a Frisbee or walking your dog.
Category: Parks - Niagara Falls Attractions & Activities
Address: 2405 Niagara River Pkwy, Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6S4
If you feel there's something magical about the presence of a single butterfly, imagine having 2000 of them flying about! Thanks to tropical foliage and flowers, a waterfall and an added dose of humidity, the experience becomes downright exotic. Visitors wander the facility's pathways, watching the creatures light on flowers, flutter through the...
Category: Parks - Niagara Falls Attractions & Activities
Address: Niagra Pkwy, Niagara Falls, ON
Not far upriver from the Falls, this cluster of islands quiets hurried lives with ten acres of wildlife habitat and recreational opportunity. The four islands, linked by bridges, offer a swimming area, trails and picnicking locales. Incredible views add to the appeal, and bird-watching regularly attracts a good contingent of folks. In addition,...
Category: Parks - Niagara Falls Attractions & Activities
Address: Niagra Pkwy, Niagara Falls, ON
If you require a strong dose of nature, Navy Island can deliver it in spades. First populated by Native Americans and used variously over the centuries as a military site and base for shipbuilding, agriculture and tourism, the island now serves as a nature preserve. Lush vegetation and bird and animal populations greet visitors, who come to camp,...
Category: Parks - Niagara Falls Attractions & Activities
Address: Prospect St, Niagara Falls, NY 14303
America's oldest state park, this popular locale encompasses not only the Falls themselves but a host of related attractions. Landscaped gardens surround the visitor center, which features a film on the history of the falls ($2). Other attractions include a discovery center (which details the region's geology), an observation tower, and a trolley...
Category: Parks - Niagara Falls Attractions & Activities
Address: Niagara Pkwy, Niagara Falls, ON
The rugged beauty of the Niagara region is on full display at this preserved area. While the immediate entrance area is a quiet, pastoral retreat, trails that lead into the Gorge and to the river offer much more evidence of the place's past geological drama. Huge boulders, mature trees and a population of native plants and animals set the scene...
Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens
Category: Parks - Niagara Falls Attractions & Activities
Address: 2565 Niagara Pkwy, Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6S4
Initially established in 1936, these botanical gardens attract nearly a million visitors each year. In fact, folks can't seem to get enough of NPBG's 100 acres of manicured beds and plantings, which are maintained by a select group of students from the Park's horticultural school. The arboretum features a wealth of specimen shrubs and trees,...
Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse
Category: Parks - Niagara Falls Attractions & Activities
Address: 7145 Niagara Pkwy, Niagara Falls, ON
This somewhat futuristic-looking glass structure, dating to 1945, shelters a host of beautiful, delicate plants. Within its walls, visitors find specimens from all over the world, including orchids, lilies, cyclamen and succulents. Plants used for outdoor displays are also started in the greenhouse and seasonal flower shows are presented. As a...
Category: Parks - Niagara Falls Attractions & Activities
Address: River Rd and Clifton Hill, Queen Victoria Park, Niagara Falls, ON
Built on the site of a destroyed hotel (and incorporating portions of the ruins), this garden was completed in 1937. Remaining faithful to the lay of the land, it takes the shape of an amphitheater, and the stage, engagingly, employs the Falls as a backdrop. Formal in nature, the garden features limestone hardscaping, iron gates, a curved pergola...
Category: Parks - Niagara Falls Attractions & Activities
Address: Niagara Pkwy, Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6T2
Favored for incredible views of the Falls and its seasonal sweeps of floral color, this park is beautiful any time of year. Its plants hail from across the globe, and amply stocked beds are interspersed with open lawns for visual relief. Magnolia trees, tea roses, a rock garden and carefully clipped shrubs and standards create focal points amid a...
Category: Parks - Niagara Falls Attractions & Activities
Address: 14184 Niagara Pkwy, Queenston, ON L2G 7K3
Currently a beautifully manicured park frequented by picnickers and folks in pursuit of recreational pastimes, Queenston Heights is also regarded as Canada's birthplace. During the War of 1812, a decisive battle between the British and Yanks resulted in a British victory, halting an American attempt to annex Canada into US boundaries. Along with...
