Niagara Falls Sightseeing - The Best Places to Grab a View of This Natural Wonder

The most popular reason people travel from all overwhere the falling water meets the river.
the world to Niagara Falls is because they want toJourney Behind the Falls
see the famous waterfalls for themselves. TheyThis attraction takes visitors through a cave that is
want to know why this place is so popular.right behind the Horseshoe Falls and out to a viewing
What Makes up the Falls?platform right beside the waterfall itself. It is on this
Niagara Falls themselves are made up of threetour where the sheer size of the Falls becomes clear
waterfalls, the American Falls, The Horseshoe Fallsand you really start to feel the ground vibrating as
and the much smaller Bridal Veil Falls. The mostthe water crashes into the river below.
popular and most photographed of these is theAn Elevated View
Horseshoe because of its sheer size and "U" shapeJust about every hotel recently built in Niagara Falls
making it a perfect backdrop to any tourist photo.has been designed and constructed with one thing in
Since the Falls are located on the border of bothmind. "Give the visitors a great view of the Falls". And
Canada and the US they can be viewed from eitherthat is exactly what you will get when you stay in
country, however, the way they are positionedsome of the great hotels here. If your planning to
makes the view from Canada much better andstay here for a while why not give yourself the
allows people to see the entire falls.comfort and amazing view of a Falls view room.
Although the American side did have a large platformIf you are only staying for a while or don't have the
built, extending out over the edge of the Gorge toFallsview room another option to see the Falls from
give a slightly better view, it still doesn't compare toup high is to take a ride up to the top of the Skylon
anything that can be seen on the Canadian side.Tower. From its observation platform at 700 feet
Getting the best Viewabove the Falls, you are sure to get some real
From the Canadian side, visitors will find a completelyunforgettable photos.
un-obstructed view of all three falls from just aboutThe World Famous View
any point along the Niagara Parkway (the road thatJust about everybody that has heard of Niagara Falls
runs along the length of the Niagara River). Startinghas seen the classic kind of picture. Taken from way
at the Rainbow Border Bridge and heading all the wayup high, it gives the observer the full scope and view
South to the Table Rock Center located at the brinkof the mighty Falls.
of the Falls, visitors can walk along the extra wideWhen in the City you can get a chance to see that
sidewalks and take in the magnificent views thesame kind of view for yourself by going on a ride
whole way. Throughout this visitors will also have thewith Niagara Helicopter Tours. This tour involves a
use of viewing platforms and telescoping binocularshort ride up along the Niagara River, right over the
viewers to get a close up look at the Falls.Falls and around the city, giving their riders a full birds
Maid of the Misteye view of natural wonder that surrounds this great
This famous boat tour attraction available on bothplace.
the American and Canadian sides of the Falls giveWhen in Niagara Falls, visitors seem to always find
visitors an "up close and personal" view that justdifferent ways and places to view the Falls, giving
can't be beat. Bringing people just feet away fromthem that unique one of a kind experience that can
the thundering water, the Maid of the mist allows it'sonly be found in a place with such natural wonder as
passengers a view of the Falls from below and righthere.