Niagara Falls is a small town, the main attraction being the Falls. The Falls is along the NY and Ontario Canada border. The Rainbow Bridge connects the two countries. From our hotel room we could see Canada, which is much more built up, there are many hotels, casinos, amusements parks, etc. visible on the Canadian side, it is all lit up, looks a bit like a mini Las Vegas. Canada does have a better view of both the American and Horsechoe Falls however on the NY side you get to 'feel' the falls more because you can stand near to the rapids before they fall off the edge. The Maid of the Mist boat operates from both the NY and Canadian sides, and the boat takes you right infront both falls - amazing! you can feel the mist and hear the roar of the waters crashing down. They supply plastic blue rain ponchos because you do get wet.
The town is rather down, there aren't much big name restaurants only small owner run restaurants. Many restaurants were closed, and this was peak summer vacation. There was a casino which was quite busy, Seneca Niagara. We suspected that the restaurants at the casino were stealing business from the struggling small restuarants elsewhere.
It is a popular wedding and honeymoon spot, there are lots of things to do like helicopter rides, cave of the winds (allows you to walk close to the falls), walking behind the falls, IMAX show about the falls, museums, etc.
At night the falls are illuminated which is quite beautiful. In summer, there are firework displays every Friday and Sunday night at 10pm - a spectacular display over the falls. Surprisingly, the fireworks as well as entrance to the state parks were free - not sure how they make their money.
An amazing and fun trip to Niagara falls!
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