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In 1994, the Niagara Parks Commission changed the name of the Scenic Tunnels to Journey Behind the Falls to provide a more accurate description of the view that awaited tourists. An additional lower viewing platform was buit in 1951.

These tunnels are lit with electric lights. Eventually erosion required that the original tunnel needed to be abandoned, so in 1944 new tunnels were built further back from the edge and lined with concrete.

Guides would carry lanterns to illuminate the passage. The deck is sprayed with water from the cascade so visitors are provided with plastic raincoats prior to their descent. The observation deck provides a vantage point looking up with the falls to the right, allowing photographers a full view of the famous landmark. Barricades now exist further back from the ledge at the end of the tunnels to ensure visitor safety. However, the ongoing erosion of the gorge left these areas with insufficient rock remaining on the sides, and new tunnels were built further back. Įarlier in the attraction's history, visitors were permitted far closer to the portals' edge. The tunnels are approximately 2.4 metres wide (8 ft) and 2 metres tall (7 ft). The two tunnels extend approximately 46 metres (151 ft) behind the waterfall and allow visitors to view water cascading in front of the open cave entrances. The tunnels and platform can be reached by elevators from the street level entrance. 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. It is open year round and run by the Niagara Parks Commission. Journey Behind the Falls (known until the early 1990s as the Scenic Tunnels) is an attraction in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada located in the Table Rock Centre beside the Canadian Horseshoe Falls.

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