Falling for the power and glory of Niagara: This wonder of the world is a 'stupendous' sight, so don't let it slip off your bucket list Niagara Falls spans the border between the United States and Canada Mark Jones discovers the best way to see the legendary attraction...
READ MORE: I'm a female solo traveller and I will NEVER go to Mykonos again By Mark Jones For The Daily Mail Published: 11:29 EDT, 30 August 2024 | Updated: 11:29 EDT, 30 August 2024 e-mail View comments Why is one of the great natural wonders of the world seldom mentioned on our bucket lists? (Or maybe that should be barrel list, given the number of foolhardy folk who’ve chosen that way of seeing the Niagara Falls up close?). Some facts: Niagara Falls is on the border between New York State in the U.S.
and the southern part of Ontario in Canada . There are two towns — a Canadian Niagara Falls and an American one — and three waterfalls at right angles to one another: the giant Horseshoe Falls and the smaller (but still mighty) American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls. We check into the Giacomo Hotel at dusk and wander over to the Rainbow Bridge that joins Canada and the U.
S. And there, in the twilight, is Niagara Falls — bigger, louder and more stupendous than I’d ever imagined. The Giacomo is an elegant 1929 skyscraper that dominates the U.
S. town of Niagara Falls. From our 13th-floor room, I can see the falls illuminated, clouds of spray hanging over the Horseshoe.
Water world: Mark Jones discovers t.