We visited the Niagara Parks Power Station toward the end of our first day on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. We wished we had noted the recommended time of allotment of two hours earlier in the day. The building itself is impressive with eleven generators lining the length of the building. Then there is the Tesla Coil demonstrations throughout the day, approximately once per hour. It is visually impressive with the "lightning" timed to music. You can also walk the long tunnel where they used to channel the water back to the river. The observation deck at the end of the tunnel offered some amazing eye level view of the falls.
Located a small distance from the falls, the Butterfly Conservatory wasn't nearly as crowded. Both of us enjoyed it far more than we expected. Perhaps it was the quietness after the roar of the falls for three days. Perhaps is was the small thrill of butterflies landing on you and holding your breath so you didn't scare them. Whatever the reason, we found it very relaxing and a nice contrast to the loudness and busyness of the Falls area.
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| View at end of Power Plant Tunnel |
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| Row of generators |
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