Niagara Falls For Families
Niagara Falls is a great destination for families. It is safe, affordable, and filled with every imaginable form of entertainment for all ages. Marineland, amusement and water parks, camping parks, pools, historical tours, museums, haunted houses, sports ... just name it and you'll be able to find it.
There are also numerous hotels and motels for you to choose from, most along Lundy's Lane, the main road on the way into Niagara Falls. Most have pools and sports activities.
Family restaurants can also be found everywhere in the main tourist areas of Lundy's Lane, Clifton Hill, and Victoria Ave.
The Niagara Parks Commission operates a School of Horticulture on the grounds of its Botanical Gardens. Established in 1936, this is one of the few residential schools for apprentice gardeners. Only 12-14 students each year are admitted to this 3-year program.
A greenhouse that is second to none, is open year round with free admission and outstanding floral exhibits that change with the seasons. A family-oriented vacation destination, Niagara Falls, Ontario, offers hundreds of acres of parks with broad lawns and shade trees; free boat launching areas; covered picnic pavilions and picnic tables along the Niagara Parkway.
A recreation trail runs parallel to the Niagara River from Lake Erie ( site of Historic Fort Erie) in the south, to Lake Ontario (Fort George) and Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
This popular trail is used for jogging, biking, and walking, and has historic interpretative plaques placed along its length. The Falls are illuminated year round as an international project. The beautiful display of the various colors lighting the falls is viewed nightly by many visitors. Friday night fireworks at the falls are also a favorite.
Dazzeland Family Fun Centre
Clifton Hill
Niagara Falls, ON
L2E 6S8
(905)358-3293
Marineland
8375 Stanley Avenue
Falls Shuttle bus stop.
(905)356-9565
Fax 905-356-6305
May 22-October 28
marine shows every hour in season.
Rates vary by season.
Features include an interactive killer whale habitat, also sea lion, dolphin and killer whale shows. Unique rides such as Dragon Mountain, the world's largest steel roller coaster are also popular. There is a deer petting park. Also see elk, buffalo, bears and other wildlife displays.
Niagara Go Karts and Mini-Putt
Near Niagara Square shopping Mall
(QEW Highway at McLeod Road exit)
3 miles from center city
Admission charged.
50 Go Karts (different styles and speeds depending on age of child); picnic facilities; 18 holes of mini-putt golf played on a bright and cheerful course decorated with life size plastic replicas of zoo animals. Great for birthday parties and family outings.
Dinosaur Park Miniature Golf
Clifton Hill (near Imax)
(905)358-3293
18 holes of miniature golf on Clifton Hill right in the heart of the city in a park decorated with replicas of dinosaurs that children love.
Aquarium of Niagara
701 Whirlpool Street
Niagara Falls, New York
(716)285-3575
Open year round at 9am daily
5 minutes from the Falls
Follow signs to 701 Whirlpool Street
Discover living fossil fish that date back 200 million years; encounter endangered Peruvian penguins; explore the largest collection of Great Lakes fish anywhere! Enjoy sea lion demonstrations.
