Niagara Falls

The Horseshoe Falls.

Niagara Falls

I took this picture from a ferris wheel that
you can ride and see the American Falls.

I went to Niagara Falls in February of 2009.  There are two sections of the falls the American Falls which is on the side of the United States and the more popular Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side.  I strongly suggest if you go to the falls that you go behind the falls.  There is a passage way that if you pay you can take and elevator down which brings you to a tunnel that brings you behind the falls.  If you go in February though and it’s really cold like it generally is in February then the falls underneath the flowing water might be frozen. 

If you get a chance to, I suggest you eat at Falls View, located in the Embassy Suites, at night where you can get seats straight across from the falls where you can see the light show that they do at the falls every night.  The food isn't to bad either and even though it has an awesome view the prices are quite reseasonable.

The length of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls brink is about 2600 feet.  The height of the falls is 167 feet tall. More than 600,000 gallons of water flow over the Horseshoe Falls per second! The American Falls brink length is 1060 feet.  The height of the American Falls is 170 feet.  More than 150,000 gallons of water flow over the American Falls per second.  The first person to go over the falls in a barrel and live was a sixty three year old female school teacher.

Niagara Falls is a really amazing sight to see I really didn't think at first that I could just be content on sitting and looking at the falls for hours but I really was.  Seeing the falls is really spectacular and although no one tried to go over the falls in a barrel while I was there it was still a lot of fun  and I suggest you go there even if you already seen it.