The Niagara Parks Commission is a self-financed agency of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. Operating costs for the organization are funded through visitation to the wide variety of natural attractions, restaurants, golf courses, shops and other facilities along a 56km stretch of the Niagara Parkway.
Sites and attractions managed by the Commission
- Chippawa Battlefield Park: site of the Battle of Chippawa in the War of 1812 and a National Historic Site
- Dufferin Islands
- Falls Incline Railway: funicular railway connecting Table Rock Welcome Centre to the hotels in the Fallsview Tourist Area
- Hornblower Niagara Cruises: boat trips along the Niagara River to the Bridal Veil and Horseshoe Falls
- Laura Secord Homestead: historic home of Laura Secord, a heroine of the War of 1812, and a National Historic Site on the Laura Secord Legacy Trail
- Mackenzie Printery: printing museum located in the home of historic politician and journalist William Lyon Mackenzie, leader of the Upper Canada Rebellion
- McFarland House
- Niagara Glen Nature Reserve
- Niagara Parks Power Station including the all-new tunnel experience
- Niagara Parks School of Horticulture: a world-renowned training centre for horticulturalists and gardeners
- Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens
- Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory
- Oak Hall: historic home of mining tycoon Harry Oakes, now partially open as a museum and partially used for NPC offices
- Old Fort Erie: historic British fort and a National Historic Site
- Queen Victoria Park
- Queenston Floral Clock
- Table Rock Welcome Centre: visitor’s centre in Niagara Falls with observation decks, restaurants, and shopping areas
- Journey Behind the Falls: tourist attraction consisting of tunnels and observation platforms adjacent to and behind the Horseshoe Falls
- Whirlpool Aero Car: a scenic cable car ride which crosses over the Niagara Whirlpool