Along the New York side, next to Bridal Veil Falls, this waterfall forms an impressive 260-meter-wide curtain of rushing white water. During the day, rainbows often form in front of it. At night, it's lit up in festive colors.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Horseshoe Falls
0.62 MILES
The centerpiece of any visit here are the Horseshoe Falls. Named after their 670m curved shape, they have the highest flow rate of any waterfall in North…
Martin House Complex
15.23 MILES
This 15,000-sq-ft house, completed in 1905, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his friend and patron Darwin D Martin. Representing Wright's Prairie…
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
14.43 MILES
The gallery's superb collection, which ranges from Degas and Picasso to Ruscha, Rauschenberg and other abstract expressionists, occupies a neoclassical…
Buffalo City Hall
16.76 MILES
This 32-story art deco masterpiece, opened in 1931 and beautifully detailed inside and out, towers over downtown. It's worth joining the free tour at noon…
Outer Harbor
17.42 MILES
This narrow, 400-acre strip of land between the Buffalo River and Lake Erie serves as the city’s Central Park. The heart of the space is Wilkeson Pointe,…
Guaranty Building
17.04 MILES
Completed in 1896 for the Guaranty Construction company, this gorgeous piece of architecture has a facade covered in detailed terra-cotta tiles and a…
Graycliff Estate
26.08 MILES
Occupying a dramatic clifftop location on Lake Erie, 16 miles south of downtown Buffalo, this 1920s vacation home was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for…
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
16.11 MILES
Guided tours of the Ansley-Wilcox house tell the dramatic tale of Teddy's emergency swearing-in here in 1901, after President William McKinley was…
Nearby Niagara Falls attractions
1. Bridal Veil Falls
0.1 MILES
Rushing waters between Luna and Goat islands create this waterfall on the US side, just 17-meters wide. The falls form a perfect, full (and namesake)…
2. Prospect Point Observation Tower
0.14 MILES
Part of the Maid of the Mist complex, this viewpoint juts out into Niagara River, giving a vista onto the American Falls.
3. Cave of the Winds
0.16 MILES
On the northern corner of Goat Island, don a souvenir rain poncho and sandals (provided) and take an elevator down to walkways just 25ft from the crashing…
4. Wax Museum at Niagara
0.24 MILES
Hardly the most state-of-the-art museum, but entertaining and packed with interesting stories: massacres, stunt-jumpers and that time the water stopped…
5. Rainbow Bridge
0.35 MILES
Bring your passport for the walk or drive across this bridge linking the US and Canadian sides of the falls – there are good views along the way.
6. Bird Kingdom
0.5 MILES
The jungly Bird Kingdom claims to be the world's largest indoor aviary, with 400 species of free-flying tropical birds from around the globe. You can also…
7. Skylon Tower
0.52 MILES
The Skylon Tower is a 158m concrete spire with yellow pill-shaped elevators crawling up and down the tower's neck to the top. The interior itself is dated…
8. Horseshoe Falls
0.62 MILES
The centerpiece of any visit here are the Horseshoe Falls. Named after their 670m curved shape, they have the highest flow rate of any waterfall in North…