Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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TO FIND RECOMMENDED SIGHTS, ACTIVITIES, DINING, AND
LODGING.
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Maid of the Mist:
Any trip to the falls must include this boat tour into the heart
of Niagara's awe-inspiring power (
click here
)
.
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Cave of the Winds:
Walk beneath one of Niagara's mighty cascades (
click here
).
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Terrapin Point:
This is the best land-based observation area (
click here
)
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Three Sisters Islands:
Get up close to the raging upper rapids of the Niagara
River on three beautiful islands (
click here
).
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Old Fort Niagara:
Over300yearsold,thisfortonceprotectedthegatewaytothe
New World (
click here
).
Tothenative peopleswholivedhere,Niagara Falls wasamystical place. Althoughnoneof
the inhabiting tribes left written records, their oral traditions tell of gods who lived behind
the mighty waterfall. By the time the British had expelled the French from this region in
1759, the Iroquois Indians were trading, working with, and fighting for (and against) the
European settlers. Until the American Revolution, the Iroquois kept most white settlers out
of the area; however, the Iroquois sided with the British during the conflict and were even-
tually forced from their lands for their opposition to the American cause.
