The WAL

One of the named by the CBC 7 Wonders of Canada (some of which are decidedly odd choices), the Falls are certainly worth seeing at some point in your life just for the feeling of standing next to something so large.  I believe the quote was summer flow over the falls is on the order of 154 million litres per minute.  That’s the Horseshoe falls on the Canadian side.  The American falls, while still impressive, only hold about 10% of the overall flow from the river.

Between the upper deck, the Maid of the Mist boat tour, and the tunnel behind the falls, you’ve got three different ways to get close to the falls and two of them will get you wet enough that raincoats are provided.  Throw in the White Water Walk (a boardwalk next to one of the nastiest stretches of rapids below the falls), the Butterfly Conservatory and the biggest Budhist temple (The Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple) I’ve ever seen, and you’ve got an entire day of tourist stuff.  Yes, we bought a package of tickets that included all of this plus a full day of transportation on the shuttle that runs the length and much more of all of these.  It didn’t include the Buddhist temple which happens to be across the street from the White Water Walk; that was a happy bonus.

A fun, if tiring, day.