Being one of the tallest waterfalls and America's oldest state park, Niagara Falls has almost a thousand tales to tell.
Niagara Falls is 12,000 years young!
Yes, the falls are young to speak from a geological sense, with over 176 ft vertical height. It may not be the tallest waterfall, considering Yosemite Falls stands mighty and tall, but Niagara does flow down over 700,000 gallons of water, making it the largest by volume. This beauty is situated between the borderlines of two countries, America (American Niagara Falls) and Canada (Canadian Niagara Falls). Niagara Falls are visited by over 8 million people who come to experience beauty in various ways. Let’s find out some of the best ways to experience Niagara Falls.
Visit Niagara Falls during winter
Although Niagara Falls is open throughout the year, it has a unique shared visual when visited during the winter. If one can make it up with the freezing temperature, the visit during the winter is mindblowing. One can enjoy the snowy sight and the Niagara Falls, which appear golden when a reflection of sunlight hits right through them. The long, picky, icy sheets turn into golden flakes with sunlight rays, which is a pure experience of heaven on earth. However, speaking of activities and boat tours, they are only limited to the spring and summer seasons.
Boat tour through Niagara City Cruises
If there’s only one way to get close enough to Niagara Falls, it has to be a boat ride where you can enjoy the sight right from the cruise deck. Boat tours are provided by Niagara City Cruises, which takes visitors from the American side of the falls to the Canadian side as well. You will see the mist as you get close to the falls, and you may have to pick up your provided rain poncho to avoid getting drenched.
Experiencing Niagara Falls differently
Experiencing the Niagara Falls from behind must be a whole different experience, especially when you get to see the falls through so many entrance caves, crashing against the surface. One can certainly take a guided or even a self-guided tour through the tunnels and experience an unknown world. Visitors usually have to come down at least 125 feet with the help of an elevator through which they are guided towards the final tunnel that sits right behind the falls.
Observing the Niagara Falls through a Zipline
If a desire to hover over the Niagara River and an urge to experience the picturesque landscape from up above have been beating in your heart, Zipline can make it happen in a real sense. With Zipline, you will fly above Niagara River Gorge for 67 meters and 670 meters across the American Falls towards the Canadian side of the falls.
These are some of the wonderful ways to experience the mighty Niagara Falls with a whole new meaning.
