October 2006
Niagara Falls are a must for all travellers. Not too far by train from Toronto.[128 km from Toronto].
The world famous falls are stunning and easy for us point and shoot photographers. Night shots are a bit more difficult. Video is fun on the Maid of the Mist.The tour boat will takes you right up to the splash zone.
Michael's Inn By The Falls
Nice hotel within walking distance to the falls. The rooms were attractive and clean. Friendly, helpful staff made our stay enjoyable. Would stay there again
Niagara Falls are a must for all travellers. Not too far by train from Toronto.[128 km from Toronto].
The world famous falls are stunning and easy for us point and shoot photographers. Night shots are a bit more difficult. Video is fun on the Maid of the Mist.The tour boat will takes you right up to the splash zone.
Michael's Inn By The Falls
Nice hotel within walking distance to the falls. The rooms were attractive and clean. Friendly, helpful staff made our stay enjoyable. Would stay there again
There are three waterfalls at Niagara.They are the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls. The Horseshoe Falls is mostly on the Canadian side.The American Falls entirely on the American side and the smaller Bridal Veil Falls are also on the American side.
Niagara Falls
VIA Rail Canada's Toronto-Niagara Falls train offers two departures per day in either direction, one in the morning and one in the late afternoon. The trip is about 2-1/2 hours direct to Niagara Falls from Union Station in Toronto.
Located on the Niagara River, which drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, the combined falls form the highest flow rate of any waterfall on the planet. A drop of more than 165 feet (50 m).
The Rainbow Bridge [Niagara Falls International Rainbow Bridge], is an arch bridge across the Niagara River gorge, and is a world-famous tourist site. It connects the cities of Niagara Falls, New York, United States (to the east), and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (west).Great fun to put one foot in Canada and foot in America. It is named for the fact that you can often see a rainbow over the Niagara Falls.
The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century.
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.
Warning
Many people use their digital cameras to take pictures, but they will get wet. Waterproof disposable cameras are offered for sale before boarding.
Many people use their digital cameras to take pictures, but they will get wet. Waterproof disposable cameras are offered for sale before boarding.
American Falls
From the U.S. side, the American Falls can be viewed from walkways along Prospect Point Park, which also features the Prospect Point Park 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 the American Falls. From Goat Island, the Cave of the Winds is accessible by elevator and leads hikers to a point beneath Bridal Veil Falls.
