Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Niagara Falls, United States

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 4.3 km
Ascend 131 m
Descend 162 m

Explore Niagara Falls in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in Niagara FallsIndividual Sights in Niagara Falls

Sight 1: Schoellkopf Power Plant Ruins

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The Schoellkopf Power Station was built on land owned by Jacob F. Schoellkopf above the Niagara Gorge near the American Falls, 1,600 feet (490 m) downriver from Rainbow Bridge. Understanding the growing need for electricity and the role of harnessing the Falls, Schoellkopf purchased the land for the hydraulic canal on May 1, 1877 for $71,000. After Schoellkopf Sr.'s death in 1903, his sons took over the operation of the power business. In 1918, Schoellkopf's Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Company merged with the Niagara Falls Power Company, which was owned by Edward Dean Adams. Much of the site is, as of 2014, occupied by the Maid of the Mist tour boat company as a maintenance area and off-season boat storage yard. The power station remains form a part of a fully accessible tourist attraction associated with Niagara Falls State Park and is connected with its Niagara Gorge hiking trail system.

Wikipedia: Schoellkopf Power Station (EN)

966 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 2: Prospect Point Park Observation Tower

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The Prospect Point Observation Tower is a tower in Niagara Falls, New York, United States just east of the American Falls.

Wikipedia: Prospect Point Park observation tower (EN)

47 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Prospect Point Observation Tower

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The Prospect Point Observation Tower is a tower in Niagara Falls, New York, United States just east of the American Falls.

Wikipedia: Prospect Point Observation Tower (EN)

117 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Maid of the Mist

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The Maid of the Mist is a sightseeing boat tour of Niagara Falls, starting and ending on the American side, crossing briefly into Canada during a portion of the trip.

Wikipedia: Maid of the Mist (EN), Website

358 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: American Falls

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The American Falls is the second largest of the three waterfalls that together are known as Niagara Falls on the Niagara River along the Canada–United States border. Unlike the much larger Horseshoe Falls, of which approximately 90% is in Ontario, Canada, and 10% in the U.S. state of New York, the American Falls is entirely within the United States.

Wikipedia: American Falls (EN)

709 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 6: The Giacomo, Ascend Hotel Collection

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The Giacomo, Ascend Hotel Collection

United Office Building, now known as The Giacomo, is a historic Mayan Revival, a subset of art deco, skyscraper in Niagara Falls, New York, US.

Wikipedia: United Office Building (EN), Website

91 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: The Hotel Niagara

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The Hotel Niagara

The Hotel Niagara is a landmark hotel in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Wikipedia: The Niagara (EN)

803 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 8: Goat Island

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Goat IslandChris Oakley from Rotterdam, NY, US / CC BY 2.0

Goat Island is a small island in the Niagara River, in the middle of Niagara Falls between the Bridal Veil Falls and the Horseshoe Falls. The island is at the southwest corner of the City of Niagara Falls, New York, in the United States and is part of Niagara Falls State Park.

Wikipedia: Goat Island (New York) (EN)

510 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 9: Luna Island

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Luna Island is a very small uninhabited island in the Niagara River in the U.S. state of New York.

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60 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Bridal Veil Falls

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Bridal Veil Falls is the smallest of the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls. It is located on the United States side in New York state. Luna Island separates it from the American Falls and Goat Island separates it from the Horseshoe Falls. Bridal Veil Falls faces to the northwest and has a crest 56 ft (17 m) wide.

Wikipedia: Bridal Veil Falls (Niagara Falls) (EN)

613 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 11: Queen Victoria Park

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Queen Victoria Park is the main parkland located in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada opposite the American and Canadian Horseshoe Falls. Established by the Niagara Falls Park Act in 1885 and opened in 1888, the park is operated by the Niagara Parks Commission and is considered the centerpiece of the Niagara Falls recreational tourist area.

Wikipedia: Queen Victoria Park (EN), Website

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