Yesterday was such a gorgeous day outside my best friend and I decided to take advantage of the sunshine and go for a walk along the parkway…a perfect way to catch up while sneaking a little exercise in.
As we neared the end of our walk, and were about to turn around to head
back to our car, we noticed that we had walked all the way up to the Whirlpool Aero Car (our talking obviously distracted us from how far we walked). I had not been on the Aero Car in years and my friend had never been on it at all; we decided that this Niagara Attraction was a definite must, so we ventured on it…
Needless to say it was an amazing adventure! We were suspended 250 feet above the Niagara River; it was even better than I remembered!
Here are some fun Whirlpool Aero Car Facts & Figures taken from the Niagara Parks:
-The aerial cable car travels safely between two different points of the Canadian shore of the Niagara River over the spectacular Whirlpool.
-A round trip is about one kilometer (3,600 feet) and takes about 10 minutes to navigate.
-The capacity of the car is 35 standing passengers.
-A breathtaking view of the Niagara River’s Whirlpool Rapids.
-Built in 1913 by the Niagara Aero Car Company using Leonardo Torres-Quevedo’s patent.
-Opened on August 8, 1916.
-Upgrades in design and function occurred in 1961, 1967 and 1984.
Make sure you bring your camera along…the view is breathtaking!
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