Bird Kingdom in Niagara Falls, ON

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Telephone:	+1 905-356-8888
Website:	birdkingdom.ca
Address:	5651 River Road, Niagara Falls, ON, L2E 7M7
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:	100 ftBird Kingdom 0.3 miHornblower Niagara Cruises 0.3 miMaid of the Mist
Categories:	Zoos Museums

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Parking	Garage, Private Lot
Wheelchair Accessible	Yes

Good for Kids	Yes
Dogs Allowed	No

Today

Today	9:30 am – 5:00 pm Closed now
Local time (Niagara Falls)	02:30 Friday, 30 May 2025

Business hours

Monday	9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday	9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday	9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday	9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Friday	9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday	9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday	9:30 am – 5:00 pm

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Imagine a journey in search of the legendary Lost Kingdom. Along the way encounter exotic birds, animals and reptiles. An adventure that is fun for all ages!

This incredible experience begins at the mysterious Old Museum where you will feel like you have travelled back in time. Your adventure takes you to the Explorer Base Camp where you can get up close and even hold friendly parrots, exotic birds and animals. The journey continues with a spectacular view of the Niagara River Gorge as you enjoy the smallest of our beautiful winged wonders flying freely around you in the Small Bird Aviary.

Explore the Night Jungle and see strange creatures including owls, bats, reptiles and more.

At last, discover the Kingdom! Be amazed as you enter the world’s largest free-flying indoor aviary. Watch the exotic colourful birds fly and play in this multi-level rainforest. Wander on the path starting at the top level, behind the 40 ft. waterfall and down to the jungle floor.

Meet new friends at Lorikeet Landing where you can feed and interact with the friendly rainbow coloured birds.

Within the jungle is the only original Javanese House in North America. Built in 1875, this hand carved teak wood structure is truly one of a kind.

Shop the award winning Macaw Market where there is something for everyone! Cute plush toys, books, unique souvenirs, art pieces and a beautiful selection in the home & garden area provides great gift ideas all at reasonable prices.

History

Established in 2003.

The building that houses this attraction was the original Spirella Corset Factory, built in 1907. It was the first poured concrete building ever made in Canada. The building then became home to the famed Niagara Falls Museum in 1958, with its world-renowned collection of Egyptian mummies and artifacts. Amazingly, as seen on National Geographic, it was discovered the museum had been home to the actual mummy of King Ramesses I! Yes, that would be the Pharaoh from the story of Moses in the bible. Fortunately the Pharaoh was safely returned back to Egypt and given a king’s welcome ceremony. The rich history of this property was fully preserved in the construction of Bird Kingdom making the experience even more unique. Enjoy more about the history of the building in the photos displayed in the Old Museum.

Meet the Business Owner

Marilyn V.

Business Owner

Larry & Marilyn Vann bought the building in 2001 & added an additional 50 000 square feet in theri plans to create the aviary. They were honoured with Heritage recognition for maintaining the origional architectural style of the building while matching their addition to the historic building.

The building that houses this attraction was the origional Spirella Corset Factory, built in 1907. It was one of the first poured concrete buildings ever made in Canada. The building then became home to the famed Niagara Falls Museum in 1958, with its world-renowned collection of egyptian artifacts. Amazingly, it was discouvered the museum had been home to the actual mummy of King Raamesses I! Unfortunatly for the museum, that fact wasn’t discouvered until after the museum closed and the mummy was safely returned back to Egypt.

Bird Kingdom also has an authentic Javanese House inside the main aviary that dates back 125 years!

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20 reviews of Bird Kingdom

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Rose N.

Place rating: 4
Sarnia, Canada

A wonderful place to get up close and personal with a large variety of colourful birds. Listed as the worlds largest Indoor Free Flying Aviary it is pleasantly large enough to spend an hour or two exploring through, but cozy enough to get right up and beside the birds. There is even a section devoted to sharing some of the old Niagara Falls museum that used to be housed at the site.
The friendly staff is available to introduce you to the larger birds and you can even hold one. There is also tortoises and lizards available to touch. In the large aviary there is even an area called Lorikeet landing where you can feed the Lorikeets (for a small fee) and have them land all over you. Just remember they are loud, can nip, and be overwhelming for some people as they land all over you. Downside with the Lorikeets is that you can’t take your own photos — so I couldn’t get a «selfie» hanging out with them.
The bats in the night jungle area are quite amusing to watch as the «crash» land on the floor going after dropped pieces of feeding fruit.
Sidenote — birds poop… and they may just poop on you as they flitter about. Thankfully it’s an easy clean up.
This is a good place to go on a rainy or cold day in December which is when we were there. Make sure to also check out the Javanese house which is an actual historic structure and not a fancy set piece.
Our main issue with it overall would have to be the price. So make sure to look for either online coupons (available right on their website
) or in many of the different coupon books in and around Niagara Falls. Well worth the experience of being with the birds instead of just looking at them elsewhere behind cage fronts.

Christin M.

Place rating: 4
SUNNYSIDE, NY

You have a 95% chance of getting pooped or peed on in the aviary!
If you’re in Niagara Falls and the weather doesn’t condone being outside all day, I’d highly recommend a stop at Bird Kingdom. If you like aviaries, it’s one of the best I’ve frequented — large variety of birds and ample opportunity for interaction! The main room is big and bright and (best of all!) doesn’t smell.
Couple tips: Bird Kingdom has its very own WeGo stop (Green Line) but only the southbound bus will stop there. Also, be sure to pre-purchase your tickets online before you go (you’ll save a decent amount of money doing this).

Louise B.

Place rating: 5
Owings Mills, MD

Kids talked me into this. Was hesitant thinking another tourist trap. Amazingly well done 3 floor place with great selection of animals and birds and very helpful staff. Elevator broken which was hard with older parents.
Kids loved getting to feed the laraketes but know they do poop and pee on you. In big bird exhibit they will put parrots and other animals on your arm.
Bat feeding very informative.
Very well done and thanks for not charging tourist tax!

Isaac O.

Place rating: 3
Toronto, Canada

I think its an ok place where you can spend an hour with the family, see the birds and get out of the sun and craziness of Niagara falls.
However, even with printing out the coupons online it was still $ 50 for family of 4, I expected more animals, more birds and more interaction with them.
You are not allowed to take pictures with the birds so you end up spending another $ 25 for 3 pictures at the counter.
I guess it was OK place but a little bit expensive for an hour fun

Rob A.

Place rating: 5
Columbus, OH

This place was great. There are many areas to explore, and a wide range of animals, but the highlight is definitely the main aviary. It must be three stories tall and full of free-flying birds. I was nearly crashed into by multiple birds and several were tame enough to get very close to without danger. My 4-yr-old could have spent the entire day running back and forth in front of the toucan cage because when she’d run one way, the toucan would turn his head, take a look, and then go hopping after her. Then she’d run back the other direction and the toucan would follow. This went on for about twenty minutes. Hilarious. A good time was had by all.

Dave S.

Place rating: 4
Palos Park, IL

I am thinking that Niagra Falls, ON is by far a very touristy town for good reason. If you want to get away from a lot of the hustle and bustle and take it down a notch for some enjoyment of nature, Than this is a can’t miss attraction for you!
All of the staff is great and helpful. They have a lot of opportunities to do some supervised interaction with the birds: not only for the bird’s safety but to prevent unauthorized photography as they will be happy to see you a photo of your self holding a bird. :-)
Even if you do buy a photo, it is still overall a very good value here. It is a good size aviary and if you can easily spend a lot of time in here observing. I had a VERY enjoyable visit!

Katherine P.

Place rating: 5
Buffalo, NY

Niagara Falls, ON is a town full of overpriced tourist traps.
This is not one of them. This is a legitimately excellent museum and aviary, that puts bird sections of major zoos I’ve been to to shame.
At first, we were a little dubious. We had been considering this place and the Butterfly Pavillion, and I decided I wanted to see some birds. There’s a parking garage right next to the place, and when Lee asked how much time he should pay for, I said 2 hours, to be generous. We used up almost that whole time.
You enter (and exit) through the gift shop, and there are helpful little bird tracks on the ground to follow throughout the museum and aviary. The first section is a little mini history museum, showing the history of the falls and the building.
The next section are some reptiles and large parrots and other tropical birds. You can hold one of the birds if you like, and they’ll take your picture, which you can then purchase later (I skipped that part, I just wanted to hold a bird.) It seems pretty cool at this point.
The next area is a small bird aviary which was really nice. It is all open as one room, with many different sections of plants and lots of bird feeders. The little birds are flying around and there are tons of opportunities to take pictures, which I really enjoyed as it helped me work on some of my photography skills. There’s a nocturnal section with bats and some insects as well as owls, and a little interactive area for kids.
Then, the part that impressed us the most, which is the 3-story open aviary, made up to look like an ancient temple. It has a running river, and lots and lots of birds of all sizes. Some of them are virtually fearless, as evidenced by one Victoria Crowned Pigeon that ambled up to us as we were talking. There are tons of colorful pheasants and other birds as well as a little koi pond.
There’s also a tea room/café/bar inside a little hut in the aviary section, we would have tried it but it seemed to be closed. There’s also another café in the gift shop that was throwing a birthday party at the time, so we skipped it as well.
All in all, this was one of the most impressive things we saw at the falls, besides the natural beauty of the falls themselves, of course. If you find yourself in town, you owe it to yourself to pay this place a visit.

Emma B.

Place rating: 4
Hamburg, NY

Definitely amusing, especially on a grey sad Western New York February day. The birds were super cool and so was the building. Downside: they charge an arm and a leg for parking in their (nearly vacant) garage, and if they let you hold a bird, only staff can take a picture so they can charge you $$$ for it. It’s already almost $ 20 for adult admission, jeez.

Allison D.

Place rating: 4
Freelton, Canada

All in all I feel Bird Kingdom is a great tourist destination for those heading to Niagara Falls. Anyone who is into birds and want to see some stunning species up close this is the place for you! If a big zoo is too much walking or too big of a day an afternoon at a smaller zoo like this one could do the trick.

Rob T.

Place rating: 4
Markham, Canada

I was pleasantly surprised by Bird Kingdom; it’s definitely one of the best attractions in Niagara. We went with my sister-in-law and our niece and nephew, and it was fun for all ages.
You start the tour in the older building, which was for years the old Niagara Falls Museum and before that a corset factory. There are still some remnants from that collection scattered about, meaning the usual collection of old photographs and profiles of some of the daredevils who went over the falls. Everything in the old building is lacking in presentation and seems a bit second rate. For example, you see exposed utility stairwells and need to walk through cheap plastic dividers meant to keep the birds in their little sections. It was a bit of a let down at first.
The selection of birds — as well as bats, spiders, snakes and turtles — gets progressively better as you go along, and there are plenty of opportunities for kids to interact with different species. This all pales in comparison, however, to the enormous main aviary at the end, which is one huge open space several stories tall with hundreds of exotic birds flying around and perched throughout. There are waterfalls and even a wooden house from the island of Java that was found in a local warehouse and reassembled on site over several years. Somehow, it fits in well with the overall look and feel of the aviary.
The written descriptions of the various species were generally easy to find and well written, so it wasn’t too hard to identify a given bird for the most part. There is a small section where you can feed lorikeets. This is a bit strange as they land on your back, etc., but it’s well run and most seemed to be enjoying themselves.
Bird Kingdom claims to be the largest indoor aviary in the world, which I understand is disputed, but if you are at all interested in birds and are in the area, it’s worth the full price of admission.

Chris R.

Place rating: 4
Key West, FL

Bird kingdom had what is promised, a great experience to see tropical birds of all kinds. While upon entering it did seem overly touristy the exhibits were lovely and the main aviary had lots of bright colored and friendly birds, in the sense that none bit us. Overall an entertaining trip.

Alexandra R.

Place rating: 4
Toronto, Canada

Bird Kingdom is an awesome experience for anyone, young and old… The beautiful birds and interesting reptiles give you lots to look at, experience, and interact with! My favourite attraction in Niagara Falls by far!

D K.

Place rating: 5
Monroeville, PA

This was a highlight of our trip. We spent an hour touring through the various rooms and loved every one. The kids had a great time completing their scavenger hunt and it was a unique experience to have the birds out in the open with you. Wish we could have stayed longer.

Joshua L.

Place rating: 5
Pittsburgh, PA

Incredible. I live close to the National Aviary in Pittsburgh Pa and Bird Kingdom puts it to shame. The kingdom has so many beautiful (and quite ugly) birds. They have a fascinating time line of the region as well. The price is reasonable. I cannot wait to move here so I can get a membership and come more often.

Melissa B.

Place rating: 4
Wayne, NJ

Great place to get up close and personal with wildlife! Fantastic place to share with the whole family.
The only downside, is their requirement that you can only take a picture with one of their birds by their staff so they can charge you an arm and a leg for it. Personally, don’t think it’s worthwhile!

Hyun H.

Place rating: 5
Cleveland, OH

The operating hours were 9:00am to 5:00pm when my boyfriend and I visited, so I suggest you check beforehand.
Anyways, we found some coupons for this place and decided to go, since birds are pretty cool. We weren’t really expecting much but we were really pleasantly surprised!
The place is pretty huge and there are A LOT to see and experience. I would have totally gotten a year-pass if I lived anywhere close.
There are birds, reptiles, fuzzy bunnies, bats and much much more to see.
The big blue bird (that are pictured quite a few times on this Unilocal page, the one with the feathery head dress and red/black eyes) is really chill and comes up to you and will let you pet him.
The gift shop had some nice merchandise and was priced quite reasonably.
All in all, the Bird Kingdom was totally worth the ticket money and more!

Jennifer A.

Place rating: 4
Flushing, NY

Very nice place to visit! Right next to the Niagara river. They have a parking lot right next door, $ 2 for 1 hr. Already at the ticket booth, you can see 3 beauties sitting atop the branches of a tree. You follow the bird prints up the escalator to a hallway full of the history of Niagara falls. Make sure to take silly pictures by the Niagara falls barrel! Then you get to an animal encounter area. You can pet the turtle, the lizards, and hold the boa constrictor, and purchase a picture that they take of you and the snake. Hand sanitizer is right next to the stairs that lead up to where there are more bird cages. Make sure to visit BABY, that’s his name, and he always says Hi to himself, or he hits on you by calling you baby.
Up the escalator is the small bird aviary, and when you look out the window, you can see the moving river. After the small bird aviary, is the nocturnal exhibit. Here you can find the cutest bats!!! Watch them feed on fruits and seeds, or the bigger bats as they flap their adorable little wings. Lost a star b/c the main bird aviary was closed. We were pretty upset about having to miss this.
Tickets are usually $ 17, but if you purchase the tickets online, you pay only $ 13 per ticket! The day we went, because the main bird aviary was closed, they only charged us $ 5 each.

Bill B.

Place rating: 5
Burr Ridge, IL

What a great time! This is not just for young children. My two boys, ages 13 and 17, really enjoyed it… and so did my wife and I. We spent 90 minutes there, which was perfect. The lorikeet feeding is a must! The guys loved it and we got some terrific pictures.
The facility was clean and well-maintained. The main aviary has an ancient ruins theme and it was really nice. So many different and colorful birds flying around and in the trees.
There is a small parking garage right next to the attraction (just past the entrance on River Road). It’s $ 2/hour paid in coins so be sure to have a few dollars worth of quarters (American or Canadian). I asked our hotel info desk and they said there is no garage but there IS so don’t believe everything they tell you at the hotels!

Joley B.

Place rating: 5
Rochester, NY

This is a great place for kids and adults! My husband and I love to go to zoos and observe animals. When we found out about this place, we were intent on going.
Parking is right next door in the garage on River Road. The rate is about $ 2.00 per hour. It’s not too bad of a price for the time needed at the aviary. A word of warning — The meter does take American quarters, but no other American coins and not American credit cards so be prepared!
We really enjoyed strolling through the exhibits. The experience room is quite fun. There are a number of birds that talk and you can take your picture holding one of them. At an additional cost of course. We simply enjoyed walking and talking to the birds. All of the animals seem well cared for and are active. There is also an assortment of reptiles and mammals as well. The bats in the nocturnal room are fascinating.
Walking through this old building, I was not prepared to walk out into the main aviary. The room is stunning; sunny and bright. The birds are out and about — and while they aren’t tame — some of them are pretty bold! The path through this section is well designed and you don’t miss out on any part of the room. There’s a tea house inside, and when you’re finished the gift shop is quite cute.
Check your hotel for coupons or go online and print one out. $ 2.00 if not bad, and you can use one per person in your group.

Christopher P.

Place rating: 5
Nazareth, PA

While visiting Niagara Falls on the Canadian side, we stumbled on Bird Kingdom. Definitely well worth coming to. They have all kinds of species of birds here. It’s real relaxing to walk around and is well constructed.
There is a waterfall in the main room with tall trees everywhere. In the main room, there is also a sectioned off room that you can pay $ 2 to feed the birds. They fly all around you as well as sit on you when feeding them. Beautiful Concurs I believe. You are not permitted to take pictures inside this room. They say because you might harm the birds but it is BS since we own a parrot ourselves, plus there is a photographer in there with a camera snapping pictures to sell to you at the end. Inside the main room there is also a little café to purchase tea or other drinks.
At the end of the tour, there is a gift shop with plenty of things to purchase. Check the times before you go and do not go close to closing time because you will need some time to walk around at your leisure to check everything out. I believe at least 1−2hrs.
I would really recommend making a stop here. Especially if you have kids.

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