October 2006 
Niagara Falls are a must for all travellers. Not too far by train from Toronto.[128 km from Toronto].
The world-famous falls are stunning and easy for us point and shoot photographers. Night shots are a bit more difficult. Video is fun on the Maid of the Mist. The tour boat will takes you right up to the splash zone.
Michael's Inn By The Falls 
Nice hotel within walking distance.  The rooms were attractive and clean. Friendly, helpful staff made our stay enjoyable. Would stay there again.

There are three waterfalls at Niagara. They are the Horseshoe Falls, the American and the Bridal Veil Falls. The Horseshoe Falls is mostly on the Canadian side. The American Falls entirely on the American side and the smaller Bridal Veil Falls are also on the American. 

Niagara Falls

VIA Rail Canada's  Toronto-Niagara Falls train offers two departures per day in either direction, one in the morning and one in the late afternoon. Our trip took around 2-1/2 hours. It went direct to Niagara Falls from Union Station in the centre of Toronto. 

Toronto

The oldest and best known tourist attraction is the Maid of the Mist boat cruise, named for an ancient Ongiara Indian mythical character, which has carried passengers into the rapids immediately below the falls since 1846. Cruise boats operate from boat docks on both sides of the falls.

Warning 
Many people use their digital cameras to take pictures, but they will get wet. Waterproof disposable cameras are offered for sale before boarding or take your waterproof Gopro.

Located on the Niagara River, which drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, the combined falls form the highest flow rate of any waterfall on the planet. A drop of more than 165 feet (50 m).

In October 1901, Annie Edson Taylor positioned herself inside a barrel and allowed it to plunge over the Falls. Taylor was 63 (but claimed to be in her 40s) and a schoolteacher. Hers was the first successful attempt in a barrel.

The Rainbow Bridge is an arch bridge across the Niagara River gorge, and is a world-famous tourist site. It connects the cities of Niagara Falls, New York, United States (to the east), and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (west).Great fun to put one foot in Canada and foot in America. It is named for the fact that you can often see a rainbow over the Falls.

The Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century.

Niagara Falls is the second-largest waterfall in the world, after Southern Africa’s Victoria Falls.

There are actually fish in the Falls, and they do fall down the waterfall. About 90% of them survive because the foam that forms when the water drops cushion their fall. Their bodies are also shaped and designed to survive the steep drop.

Would you like to get married at the Falls. Happy couples can obtain a Certificate issued by the mayor of Niagara Falls for free. It is available through the Ontario Tourism Information Centre. The certificate also comes with a discount package for city attractions that honeymooners can enjoy.

American Falls

From the U.S. side, the American Falls can be viewed from walkways along Prospect Point Park, which also features the observation tower and a boat dock for the Maid of the Mist. Goat Island offers more views of the falls and is accessible by foot and automobile traffic by bridge above the American Falls. From Goat Island, the Cave of the Winds is accessible by elevator and leads hikers to a point beneath Bridal Veil Falls.

The water that feeds Niagara Falls come from sources such as rain, hail, snow, and groundwater. However, a part of this water is also fossil water, which dates back to the last ice age.

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