Niagara Falls snapshots. Travel information for Niagara Falls, Canada, including introduction, tourist attractions, photos

Niagara Falls is the most well-known waterfalls in the world. This magnificent falls attracts millions of worldwide visitors every year.

This famous Falls was formed about twelve thousand years ago by the action of glaciers. Water flowing over Niagara Falls comes from four lakes - Superior, Huron, Michigan, and Erie Lakes. After going over the falls it flows through Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River and the Atlantic Ocean.

The American Falls and the Canadian Horseshoe Falls are separated by Goat Island which is a part of the U.S. New York State Reservation. The Horseshoe Falls is 170 feet high and has a brink of 2500 feet long. The American Falls is 180 feet high and has a brink of 1,100 feet.

About 5 billion gallons of water, which is 20% of world's fresh water, originally flowed over Niagara Falls per hour. Half of that water is now used to create the world's largest electric power plant before reaching the Falls.

The first person to visit Niagara Falls was a priest, Father Louis Hennepin, in 1678. In 1885, the Ontario Legislature passed the Niagara Falls Park Act establishing Ontario first provincial parklands and on May 24, 1888, the Niagara Parklands were officially opened to the public. Today, the Niagara Parks of Ontario includes about 1130 hectares (2800 acres).

The main road for travelling within the Niagara Parks is the world-famous Scenic Niagara Parkway along the shoreline of the Niagara River.

The most exciting way to see Niagara Falls is aboard the world-famous "Maid of the Mist" tour boat and let the boat takes you right into the spectacular spray of the falls.

There are so many tourist attractions in Niagara Falls and so many things to see and do in this magnificent vacation destination. In the evening, when the Niagara Falls illuminated by colorful lighting, the spectacular panoramic views and awesome roar of the waterfalls will create an unforgetable memory with you forever.