Affordable Family Fun
Touring Niagara for families on a budget is easy. The Niagara Region has a variety of attractions with little or no admission charge. The following tour will take you and your family on a fun-filled journey to some of Niagara's most captivating points of interest. Both educational and entertaining in scope, this tour is sure to please every age group.
By exiting the QEW at Ontario Street (#47) in St. Catharines, and turning left onto Ontario Street, drive until you reach Lakeport Road. On Lakeport Road you make a left hand turn to enter into the picturesque harbourfront village known as Port Dalhousie.
Follow the harbour to arrive at beautiful Lakeside Park, home to the Antique Carousel* where past meets present and you can still ride for 5 cents. Lighthouses, piers and marinas surround the unique shops, galleries and eating establishments.
By accessing the QEW Niagara Falls, exit at Glendale Avenue (#38) and follow the signs to the Welland Canals Centre and St. Catharines Museum* at Lock 3. See the ships "climb the mountain" from the viewing platform overlooking the canal, visit the St. Catharines Museum or picnic on the grounds equipped with a playground area.
The Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory* can be located by following the butterfly signs after exiting Highway 405/Queenston off the QEW. Set in an 80 acre botanical gardens, the Butterfly Conservatory is on of North America's largest collections of free-flying butterflies.
Head south along the Niagara Parkway until you reach the Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse, which is open year round, and free of charge.
*There is a charge for parking.
Not far from there, you'll find the Imax Theatre*, showing the spectacular movie - Niagara: Legends & Daredevils. Thrill to Niagara's larger-than-life vistas and raging waters on a screen over six stories tall.
From Niagara Falls, head south for ten minutes on the QEW to Sodom Road for Safari Niagara*. This 44-hectare wildlife park offers views of exotic animals as well as interactive educational displays, playgrounds and picnic areas.
Other Options
Happy Rolph Bird Sanctuary & Children's Petting Farm, Balls Falls Centre for Conservation*, Short Hill Provincial Park, Nickel Beach,
* Denotes an admission charge.
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