Journey Behind the Falls (known until the early 1990s as the ''Scenic Tunnels'') is an attraction in

Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is on the western bank of the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario, with a population of 88,071 at the 2016 census. It is part of the St. Catharines - Niagara Census M ...

, Canada located in the

Table Rock Centre The Table Rock Welcome Centre (also known as Table Rock Centre and formerly as Table Rock House) is a retail and observation complex located in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada at the brink of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls, several hundred feet south ...

beside the Canadian Horseshoe Falls. It is open year round and run by the

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Summary

Journey consists of an observation platform and series of tunnels near the bottom of the Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian shore of the Niagara River. The tunnels and platform can be reached by elevators from the street level entrance. The tour is unguided. The two tunnels extend approximately behind the waterfall and allow visitors to view water cascading in front of the open cave entrances. Earlier in the attraction's history visitors were permitted far closer to the portals' edge, however, the ongoing erosion of the gorge itself left these areas with insufficient rock remaining on the sides, and new tunnels were built further back. Barricades now exist further back from the ledge at the end of the tunnels to ensure visitor safety. The observation deck provides a vantage point looking up with the falls to the right, allowing photographers a full view of the famous landmark. The deck is sprayed with water from the cascade so visitors are provided with plastic raincoats prior to their descent.

Gallery

File:Niagara 027.jpg, The waterfall from the Observation Platform File:Day32niagjourneybehind6.JPG, Crowd enjoying the sight of

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s File:FallsFromTableRock.jpg, View from Table Rock File:Journey Behind The Falls Ticket Booth 2021.jpg, The entrance to Journey Behind the Falls, located inside the table Rock building. Here, tourists can purchase tickets as well as line up for the attraction.

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Culture of Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls Tourist attractions in Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Parks Commission