Niagara Falls, New York - Places of Interest

Places of Interest

The city is home to the Niagara Falls State Park. The park has several attractions, including

  • Cave of the Winds
  • Maid of the Mist
  • Prospect Point and its observation tower
  • The falls are illuminated each night, and fireworks are fired from the Canadian side each week during the tourist season.
  • Niagara Discovery Center (Also known as the Schoellkopf Center)
  • Aquarium of Niagara

Several attractions also abut the river, including

  • Whirlpool State Park
  • De Veaux Woods State Park
  • Earl W. Brydges Artpark State Park in nearby Lewiston, New York, commonly known as the Artpark
  • Fort Niagara State Park in Youngstown, New York.

Attractions in the downtown include

  • One Niagara Center
  • Aquarium of Niagara
  • United Office Building
  • Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel
  • Hard Rock Cafe
  • the proposed Niagara Experience Center
  • Niagara County Community College's Niagara Falls Culinary Institute, which will open within the former Rainbow Centre Mall on August 31, 2012.
  • Daredevil Museum
  • Old Falls Street
  • Oakwood Cemetery (Niagara Falls, NY)
  • Conference Center Niagara Falls
  • Third Street Entertainment District
  • The Theater in the Mist
  • Rainbow Air Helicopter Tours, which take off from the roof of the Howard Johnson Inn on Main Street.
  • Rapids Theatre on Main Street
  • Haunted House of Wax on First Street

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