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Journey Behind the Falls
From Table Rock Information Centre, you can Journey Behind the Falls by donning a very un-sexy plastic poncho and traversing rock-cut tunnels halfway down the cliff - as close as you can get to the falls without getting in a barrel. It's open year-round, but be prepared to queue.
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Maid of the Mist
Maid of the Mist is a brave little boat that's been ploughing headlong into the falls' misty veil since 1846. It's loud and wet and lots of fun. Everyone heads for the boat's upper deck, but views from either end of the lower deck are just as good. Departures every 15 minutes, weather permitting.
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Niagara Glen Nature Reserve
About 8km north of the falls is the exceptional Niagara Glen Nature Reserve, where you can get a sense of what the area was like pre-Europeans. There are 4km of walking trails winding down into a gorge, past huge boulders, cold caves, wildflowers and woods. The Niagara Parks Commission offers guided nature walks daily during summer for a nominal fee. Bring something to drink - water in the Niagara River is far from clean.
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Whirlpool Aero Car
Dangling above the Niagara River 4.5km north of Horseshoe Falls is the Whirlpool Aero Car. Designed by Spanish engineer Leonardo Torres Quevedo, it's been operating since 1916 (but don't worry - it's still in good shape). The gondola travels 550m between two outcrops above a deadly whirlpool created by the falls - count the logs and tires spinning in the eddies below. No wheelchair access.
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White Water Walk
At the northern end of town, next to Whirlpool Bridge, White Water Walk is another way to get up close and personal, this time via an elevator down to a 325m boardwalk suspended above the rampaging torrents, just downstream from the falls.
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