Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls

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The Horseshow Falls are located between Table Rock (on the Canadian side) and Terrapin Point, Goat Island (on the American side) on the Niagara River. Compared the the American side, you get a better view but not as close to them.

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The river splits in two, part of it falling in the American side of the border, and the other in Canadian side.

Standing side by side, it is in the Canadian part that the views are most impressive, due to the shape of the falls, concentrating in a secluded area the biggest part of the water.

Called Horseshoe Falls it’s easy from the air to understand the reason of that name. The Maid of the Mist is an attraction that takes great profit of it, taking you almost to the centre of horseshoe shape.

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This was a great buy, as it gives you four activites plus transportation for one day. The actvities are:

1. White Water Walk - walk along category 6 rapids. It was really amazing to see the power of the rapids.
2. Butterfly Conservetory - Butterflies everywhere! Absolutely beautiful creatures!
3. Maid of the Mist - This was really the highlight of the trip. Be aware, your shoes will be soaked by the time you get off, but it is worth every squishy step. The boat goes right up to the falls.
4. Journey Behind the Falls - the portals to the falls weren't that great, but the lookout next to the falls was amazing.

Fallsview is NF's newer hotel. It is more closer to the falls. If you don't want to gamble at the casino most of the time, you can see the falls or walk around the beautiful well kept grounds and enjoy the gardens and view of the falls. By far it is the prettier of the two hotels but I think the Casino Niagara has the much better buffet. Fallsview is still in the completion process so maybe down the line will be comparable.

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The historical roots of Niagara Falls lie in the Wisconsin glaciation, which ended some 10,000 years ago.

Both the North American Great Lakes and the Niagara River are effects of this last continental ice sheet, an enormous glacier that crept across the area from eastern Canada.

Watch tons of water fall hundreds of meters below. The fall it self can be viewed from The Canadian and from the American side. From a top view, you would see a horse shoe shape formation.

Once at Niagara Falls, You will notice a lot more people on the Canadian side. Including many Americans. The place is well developed and tourist friendly. It is also very well policed, so it's safe. You can observe beautiful flower beds and gardens along the way.
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On the Niagara River, straddling the Canada-US border, Niagara Falls is probably the most notable natural attraction near Toronto. The falls are generally divided into two: the narrower and shorter American Falls and the much wider and taller Horseshoe (or Canadian) Falls. Personally, I found the Horseshoe Falls more elegant and impressive.

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The highest pride of Ontario is the Niagara waterfall which Canada shares with United States.
The falls at Niagara are certainly not the highest or widest falls in the world, but they are the most famous and most visited.
Niagara Falls, one of the world largest waterfall has three falls separated from each other by Goat Island and Luna Island:
the Horseshoe Falls - 53 m high and 792 m wide -, on the Canadian side and
the American Falls with the smaller Bridal Veil Falls - 21 m high and 323 m wide -, on the US side.

The water collected from four Great Lakes - Erie, Huron, Michigan and that of Lake Superior comes tumbling down on the waterfalls and flows into the fifth Lake, the Ontario.
In these Lakes almost a quarter of fresh water of the Earth can be found.

In its real splendour the waterfall can be seen from the Canadian side, from this reason also many American tourists come on the Rainbow bridge and spends one or two hours on the Canadian area.
If you do nothing else while at Niagara Falls you should at least take half-hour cruise by the "Maid of the Mist". This boat ride is very exciting. It goes right up to Horseshoe. Try to stand on the left hand side at the front, this way you can take awesome pictures of the falls, the American falls, the bridges and the landscape in the distance; but you need a waterproof camera or something to protect your camera from the Mist. This is one of those trips you just have to do and then tell everyone about it afterwards.

Another interesting trip is the Cave of the Winds on the American side , a tour to the bottom of the Bridal Veil falls.

If somebody is not interested in the nature, there are lots of overpriced things to do here, casino for gambling, the horror houses, guiness records museum, lion safari, free fall, skywheel, table rock, Greg Ferwin magic show and many more. Take a wallet of money, you will steam through it.

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