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The Tunnel: New attraction offers fresh views of Niagara Falls

This summer, visitors to southern Ontario have a new way to see the spectacular Niagara Falls.

Niagara Parks Power Station has opened its new attraction, The Tunnel.

Guests can ride a glass-paneled elevator 180 feet (54 meters) below the main production hall and walk the 2,200-foot (670-meter) long tunnel that winds through the former hydroelectric plant to an outdoor observation platform. where a breathtaking scene awaits them.

Check out the views of both the American Falls and the Canadian Horseshoe Falls, which Reuters’ Carlos Osorio documented earlier this week.

Following the journey of the water

People make their way through the tunnel after a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday.

Visitors read one of the many information panels in the tunnel.

People take photos on the observation deck where the water once flowed into the Niagara River.

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A century-old tunnel offers visitors a unique view of Niagara Falls

Visitors will get a view of Niagara Falls not seen in a century. Access to a historic tunnel deep inside an old power station opens to the public on July 1.

Experience the waterfall the old-fashioned way

For a misty, up-close experience, people take a Niagara City Cruises boat tour of the Niagara Gorge.

Along the Niagara Parkway, tourists take snapshots of the falls.