Of Souvenirs, Statues, and Stupidity ...
Following my trip soaring across the Niagara River Whirlpool Rapids via the Whirlpool Aero Car , I decided it was time to turn the car around and head towards Tourist Central - aka the Falls themselves. Even though there had been very few people at the Aero Car while I was there, I knew that wasn't going to be the case down by the main reason that hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to the area every year; however if I wanted to look upon one of the most beautiful natural wonders of the world, I was just going to have to suck it up and become one with the other tourists. Before that though, I thought I'd stop by Souvenir City to take a couple of photos. Located just up the road from the Whirlpool Aero Car on the Niagara Parkway, Souvenir City has over 15,000 square feet of Canadian items and gifts from shops like Rossi Glass where visitors can watch artisans at work during their free tours and First Nation Craft Store which carries thousands of Native made items includi...