Niagara USA, Guide and Information

After you've experienced the surreal power of the falls and taken in the rich history of the area, it's time to hit the shops. Any shopping excursion during a vacation is unique because the items you bring home serve as remembrance time machines that can bring you back to that beautiful time and place whenever you prefer.

Any visit to Niagara Falls, NY, is sure to be memorable, but why not elevate your experience by staying in the most comfortable and exhilarating accommodations possible?

Here are five of the best places to stay during your visit.

If waterfalls aren't your thing, they most likely will be after paying a visit to Niagara Falls, NY. The sheer power of the Falls touches something raw and wild inside that awakens and heightens the senses.

Sure the Falls are highly hypnotic, but you need to eat sometime, right? Let's look at some of the best places to eat in Niagara Falls, NY.

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Niagara Falls is actually made up of three waterfalls: Horseshoe Falls, American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls. American Falls and the much smaller Bridal Veil Falls are located on the United States side. Horseshoe Falls, the biggest of them all, skirts both the U.S. and Canada. Together they represent the highest source of hydroelectric power of any waterfall or body of water within the U.S. And not surprisingly, Horseshoe Falls ranks as the most powerful waterfall in North America; yes indeed–that would be the one with the highest flow rate of them all.

Before tourism became synonymous with Niagara Falls, man was attempting to harness the power behind the falls and the mighty Niagara River that feeds them in order to operate mills. As early as the mid 1700s, Niagara energy was tapped. With the development of electrical power, the first hydroelectric generating station was built in Niagara Falls in 1881. More hydropower plants were created, making it at one point the largest hydropower facility in the western world. Today Niagara Falls is still an electricity producer extraordinaire!