These Ontario attractions were just ranked among Canada’s worst tourist traps

From BlogTO.com: While Canada boasts endless attractions from coast to coast from natural wonders to man-made marvels, it’s inevitable for visitors to find some overrated or underwhelming spots in the mix. A recent study carried out last month by American magazine USA Today sifted through a whopping 23.3 million Google reviews across 65 countries in…

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Pizza Pizza inside the Skylon Tower was open today

I fully admit that I don’t go to the Skylon Tower very often, but I think was the first time I have seen Pizza Pizza open in a couple of years!

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A beautiful day in Niagara Falls (last Saturday)

We’ve had quite a bit of rain this week, but as the week has gone on, it has been quite nice. The weekend looks like it is going to be nice as well. I had intended to post this earlier in the week, but didn’t get around to it. Last Saturday was a beautiful day….

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Starbucks at Skylon Tower renovations complete

At the same time that the Murray Hill Starbucks was being renovated, the one inside the Skylon Tower was also being renovated. It has now reopened.

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Does anyone go to the Skylon Tower arcade?

Yesterday I walked through the Skylon Tower SkyQuest Family Fun Centre and I was literally the only one there. I recognize that it was a rainy day at the beginning of May, but I always see at least a couple of people. However this time there was not a single person. It was deserted. I…

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What beautiful spring weather! (photos)

Yesterday was a warm and beautiful day in Niagara Falls. As I was out for a walk at lunch, I took a bunch of pictures. Enjoy!

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Update on construction at Starbucks on Murray St

I have previously posted about some renovations going on at the Starbucks on Murray St and the one inside the Skylon Tower. With regards to the one outside, I couldn’t tell if it was still going to be a Starbucks, or if it was changing. Well, it looks like they’ve just been updating it to…

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Cancer Climb record topped again at Skylon

From the Niagara Falls Review: Last year, Troy Alston beat a record that stood at the Skylon Tower for 32 years by scaling its 660 steps in three minutes and 21 seconds. He didn’t feel like waiting that long to beat it again.

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Some more Skylon Tower arcade articles

At the beginning of March I linked to an article that commentor @SaraAB87 had let me know about. She had written a blog post for the Arcade Heroes website. She has posted a couple of other articles about the arcade and some of the unique or rare games that they have: The Skylon Tower Family Fun Center…

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Arcade review and history: Skyquest Arcade at the Basement of the Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

I recently posted a couple of things about the Skylon Tower. Apparently the arcade on the lower level (basement?) has some old/retro, and consequently, rare games. Commentor @SaraAB87 let me know that she wrote a blog post for the Arcade Heroes website. If you are interested in a bit of the history of the Skylon Tower…

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