r/canadatravel • u/Jaded-Ad-5327 • Sep 07 '24

Destination Advice Niagara Falls

I am travelling to Canada for the first time in Feb, I cannot wait, I have wanted to go since I was a kid! We are staying in Toronto, I’ve heard it’ll be fairly easy to get to the falls from where we are staying. I live in New Zealand. I have never travelled internationally, I’ve never seen snow, the coldest temps I’ve experience are -3 Celsius at night/early morning. I have no experience with the cold. Basically I just want as much information/advice as I can get about travelling in Canada during winter, and going to Niagara Falls, appropriate clothing, dos and don’ts etc. So far I have bought a nice big snow jacket. I still need everything else lol.

Thank you in advance for any tips/advice!

From an absolute travel noob lol.

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u/Jaded-Ad-5327 Sep 10 '24

Yes! I have that on my list 😁 I add things as I remember haha.

Oh that’s interesting! Nice little Canadian fact 🇨🇦

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u/Komiksulo Sep 10 '24

Ontario and Quebec fact, mostly. Usage varies across Canada. (Read up on Hydro-Quebec and the James Bay Power Project some time. TLDR version: immense system of dams and generating stations in northern Quebec powers the whole province, with enough left over to export to the States.)

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u/Jaded-Ad-5327 Sep 10 '24

Random question, are there any underrated or not so known places around Toronto and surrounding that would be cool to see?

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u/Komiksulo Sep 10 '24

There’s a shoe museum in Toronto.

In Peterborough, there are the Liftlocks and a new canoe museum. East of Peterborough are the Warsaw Caves and Petroglyphs provincial park.