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On the New York side of the falls, you can buy a $12.00/ adult ticket at the observation tower. From there, you can go up the tower to see the falls from above. It is an impressive view!
You receive a souvenier blue cape to protect you from the mist. And you will need it later. When finished at the tower, your ticket will also get you on the “Maid of the Mist” ferry which takes tourists right up in the falls. This is a fantastic experience and should not be missed! It is not easy taking photos of this adventure as the fine mist keeps spraying the lenses.
Afterwards the ferry returns to the dock and can walk up a stairway alongside the falls to see it from a close view and to feel the cool fine mist of the water. Many people are still wearing their capes from the boat tour. These came in handy when you get too close to the water.
Vegetation thrives from the humidity of the water and the warm sun and if you are lucky, the sun is shining so that you can witness a gorgeous rainbow in the mist of the water.
To get close to the Horseshoe Falls, you will take a walk through the Niagara Falls National Park. The trail leads you along the Niagara River and takes you to another breathtaking side of the falls.
It is worth the time needed to get there. From here, we could see the Niagara River from different angles. It was also amazing how close we could get to the water. It was almost a feeling like we could jump in.
In the distance is the Rainbow Bridge. Tourists can walk or drive over it to the Canadian side. From that side, tourists can get a glimpse of the front of both the Niagara Falls and the Horseshoe Falls.
Surpisingly, the falls are not flowing at full strength. Up the river, the flow is being controlled to prevent the speed of erosion. But even at this velocity, it seems quite powerful.
At night you can get some interesting pictures of the falls. Beams of light directed at the falls change colors randomly to make the falls a colorful spectacle.
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