Thoroughly enjoy visiting the locks here and see the ships passing by. During my 5 year tenure in Panama and seeing the Panama Canal at close proximity Welland canal looks small but my fascination for ships takes me there. The viewing gallery is located at lock number 7 and the friendly staff can guide you through the history and ship timings if necessary.

Easy way to see the many ships of our great waters. Both past and if you keep your eyes open sometimes future. Ranging from private, commercial and even military depending on the day.

I saw it on TV. How ships traverse the locks. Lot more than meets the eye goes into it!

Great place to go watch the big ships come and go. Lots of places to park and observe.

Great experience visited from Houston TX

Beautiful view. It's a great experience to watch the bridge go up for the ship to pass through while the vehicles wait till the bridge comes down

I love watching the ships go through the Welland Canal. Definitely hit up the Lock 3 Viewing Centre in St. Catharines. Equally impressive are the Twin Locks in Thorold. Seeing the ships go through Locks 4 to 6 in such a short distance is really something to see.

Viking octantis sailing the welland canal..cruise the Niagara falls and Explorer the treasures of Great lakes....

I visit almost daily. The ships that pass through provide vicarious travel to places we can never visit, from Lake Superior to European countries in need of Canada's abundance. And the Welland Canal is a historical wonder; engineered in the early to mid 1800s, renewed and expanded as demand increased. It provides a route for $Billions of goods to reach markets to satisfy a continually evolving world economy.

We love walking here along the path. Then to the park. There is even a set of lookout stairs to practice the heel position going up and down with the dogs!

Pretty cool to see the locks. Even better when ships are passing through.

Great place for seeing ships go by and a great place to be on a ship; experiencing the Welland Canal.

Lock 7 you can view ships climbing the mountain as they call it. Great view. Nice walking path.

Always entertaining while calming and magical engineering wonder at the same time. The trail is great for walks

Lock 3 has a great vantage point to watch ships go through the lock.