New Attractions on the Canadian Side of Niagara Falls
Routes: Detailed Travel Routes in the United States (Free)
Routes: Detailed Travel Routes in Canada (Free)
Niagara Falls has many tourist attractions, and the massive amounts of tourists visiting the area drive developers to add new attractions.
A Great View of the Falls
Viewing from the state-of-the-art giant Ferris wheel "Niagara SkyWheel", which rises to a height of 53 meters. Since it is located on a hill (on Clifton Hill), you can look out over the American Falls, the Canadian Falls, and the Niagara River. The ride on the wheel takes about 12 minutes, during which you will make about 6 revolutions. Since the ride is in enclosed and air-conditioned cabins, the attraction is open year-round.
♦ Recommended Family Accommodations in Niagara Falls on the Canadian Side:
The most successful hotel for family accommodations among the many attractions in Niagara with a wonderful view of the falls is:
Embassy Suites Niagara Falls - Fallsview
This is a suite hotel with apartments designed for spacious living for up to 6 people.
Nearby, another hotel with family suites overlooking the falls is:
Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls/Fallsview
A cheaper suite hotel within a short walking distance is:
Days Inn & Suites - Niagara Falls, Center St., By the Fall
An even cheaper suite hotel a 10-minute drive from the falls, Blue Moon Motel:
Blue Moon Motel
The hotel features family suites with two bedrooms and a living room suitable for housing up to 6 people.
Search for Hotels on Booking.com in the Niagara Falls Area Map:
Booking.com
Booking Attractions in Niagara Falls
To book from GetYourGuide.com (on the Canadian side):
To book from Viator:
On the American side of the falls:
♦ Boat cruise to the falls on "Maid of the Mist" ferry boats. Board a tour on the "Maid of the Mist" boat from the American side, from the base of the observation tower at Prospect Point.
♦ Speedboat cruise on the river - Niagara Falls USA Open Jet Boat Tour
A speed boating experience with views in the Niagara River gorge into which the falls' waters flow. The boat has an open deck for those interested in a soaking experience and a closed deck for those wishing to remain dry. The boat sails into rapids of varying degrees in the river and is equipped with a particularly powerful engine for high speed and sharp turns. The cruise departs from Youngstown on the Niagara River, about 20 km north of Niagara Falls on the American side. The duration of the cruise is about one hour.
On the Canadian side of the falls:
♦ Attractions at the falls on the Canadian side including an experiential cruise to the falls:
Niagara Falls Canadian Adventure Tour
♦ Spectacular flight experience in a helicopter above the falls - Private Tour: Niagara Falls Helicopter Flight
"Niagara's Fury"
The newest attraction in Niagara Falls. A 4-D movie where you will experience firsthand how the falls were formed.
The film features sound effects, sights, and additional surprises using the most advanced technologies, which until today were used only in medical developments and the satellite industry. The experience begins with a lovely 8-minute animated film where you will learn how the falls were formed during the Ice Age. Afterward, you will enter a unique theater with a 360-degree screen for an approximately 6-minute multi-sensory experience: the temperature will drop by 20 degrees, water will splash, and snow will fall around you. Located in the renovated entertainment center near the Horseshoe Falls, in the "Table Rock" area. Open year-round.
Interactive Entertainment Center and "Freefall"
Niagara Freefall & Interactive Centre
The main attraction at the location is hovering in a vertical tunnel, where air currents blow participants wearing special suits that fill with the injected air (a similar attraction is described in the Orlando chapter). First, you undergo training and explanations lasting about 25 minutes, and then you start flying. Fun and an experience for the whole family. The center offers additional attractions for action lovers: a "mechanical bull" ride, laser tag, a climbing wall, simulators, and computer games.
Indoor Water Park
Fallsview Indoor Water Park
A state-of-the-art and large indoor water park located in a large and colorful entertainment and hotel complex named: Falls Avenue Entertainment Complex. The park features 16 water slides, some 6 stories high, a large wave pool, a lovely play area for toddlers, and hot tubs.
In the adjacent entertainment complex, there is a Hershey's Chocolate outlet store, a WWE World Wrestling Entertainment store and ride, an MGM Studios Plaza store and simulators, an adventure city with many amusement rides, and of course a variety of restaurants and shops. The complex is attached to several successful hotels (some of which will be detailed below) such as: Sheraton on the Falls and Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls.
Another Indoor Water Park in Niagara Falls:
Waves Indoor Waterpark @ the Americana Resort
A new indoor "tropical" water park, attached to the "Americana" hotel, featuring a "beach" with a wave pool, various types of slides, a play area for toddlers, and hot tubs. Open in all seasons of the year.
Safari Niagara:
Located about a 10-minute drive south of the falls, a rich safari with over 400 exotic animals alongside animals native to this habitat. The place features many interactive exhibits where children can learn and experiment, bird shows, a 5-km promenade running through botanical gardens, animal displays and modern sculptures, children's playgrounds, kite flying, small lakes, and trolley tours. Admission is paid, parking is free. Open from mid-May to mid-October.