Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls

The street is dominated by two primary property owners: the Harry Oakes Company (HOCO) and the Niagara Clifton Group.

[1] Comfort Inn, also part of Clifton Hill, closed in 2015 and was later demolished as part of a major development that included the Niagara Speedway go-kart track, an extension of the Great Canadian Midway video arcade, a zombie-themed 4D ride, multiple snack stands, and a Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Creighton built his residence, Clifton Cottage, on the edge of a high bank facing the American Falls, on the site of the present-day Quality Inn.

At the time Clifton Cottage became the headquarters for a military detachment which was assigned to guard the border ferry.

The Creighton family left the Niagara area in the early 1840s, moving to Toronto and later Brantford, Ontario.

The street now called Clifton Hill was previously known as Ferry Road, named due to its proximity to the rowboat transportation system that ferried people across the Niagara River between Canada and the United States prior to the completion of the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge.

Following in 1842, financier Samuel Zimmerman created a 52-acre (210,000 m2) estate property along the south side of the road.

Dubbed Clifton Place, Zimmerman planned to create many gardens, large fountains and a mansion that was to be his residence.

The estate was put up for sale and purchased by State Senator John T. Bush of Buffalo, New York for 25 cents on the dollar.

Unlike its predecessor, the new location does not feature a torture chamber, but instead contains a gated section displaying characters from popular horror films.

Located at the bottom of Clifton Hill, across the street from the original Louis Tussauds, is the Movieland Wax Museum of the Stars, which displays celebrities from movies, music, and television.

At the end of the museum is an interactive hall of horrors that acts as a small haunted house attraction, complete with a mirror maze, animatronic figures, and a mechanical replica of an electric chair that shakes and blows smoke.

The museum's exit formerly ushered visitors into a wax hand studio and gift shop, which was removed during the COVID-19 lockdown.

The Rock Legends Wax Museum stood on the current site of the Locomoland Model Train Miniature World display, near the corner of Centre St and Victoria Ave, at the top of Clifton Hill.

[3] Clifton Hill is home to Canada's largest mini-golf course, Dinosaur Adventure Golf, of 70,000 sq.

There was previously another alien-themed haunted house known as Alien Encounter at the corner of Clifton Hill and Victoria Avenue.