Niagara Falls – a symbol of natural power and beauty.
This is a sight you’ll have to see to believe and we’ve got the travel to get you there.
Niagara Falls (Ontario), is a Canadian city at the famous Niagara Falls connected to the United States via the Rainbow Bridge.
By virtue of its location on the west bank of the Niagara River, it overlooks Horseshoe Falls, the widest part of the falls.
Elevators are in operation to reach an observation point further down behind the falls where visitors are exposed to the spray of water.
An adjacent park features a promenade that passes the Skylon Tower (158.5 m), equipped with a viewing platform.
Peak visitor traffic occurs in the summertime, when Niagara Falls is both a daytime and evening attraction. From the Canadian side, floodlights illuminate both sides of the falls for several hours after dark (until midnight).
The number of visitors in 2007 was expected to total 20 million, and by 2009 the annual rate was expected to top 28 million tourists.[117]
The oldest and best known tourist attraction at Niagara Falls is the Maid of the Mist boat cruise, named for an ancient Ongiara Indian mythical character, which has carried passengers into the rapids immediately below the falls since 1846.
Cruise boats operate from boat docks on both sides of the falls, with the Maid of the Mist operating from the American side and Hornblower Cruises (originally Maid of the Mist until 2014[118]) from the Canadian side.[119][120]
From the U.S. side, American Falls can be viewed from walkways along Prospect Point Park, which also features the Prospect Point Observation Tower and a boat dock for the Maid of the Mist.
Goat Island offers more views of the falls and is accessible by foot and automobile traffic by bridge above American Falls. From Goat Island, the Cave of the Winds is accessible by elevator and leads hikers to a point beneath Bridal Veil Falls.
Also on Goat Island are the Three Sisters Islands, the Power Portal where a statue of Nikola Tesla can be seen, and a walking path that enables views of the rapids, the Niagara River, the gorge, and all of the falls. Most of these attractions lie within the Niagara Falls State Park.
