Niagara Falls State Park is open 365 days a year, and it's always free to walk into the Park and experience the Falls! Today, the park’s signature attraction, the majestic Niagara Falls, is the dramatic apex of the free-flowing waters of four of the Great Lakes into the Niagara River Gorge.

A small and uninhabited island in the Niagara River, located in the middle of Niagara Falls between the Bridal and Horseshoe Falls, Goat Island offers some of the most spectacular views available; especially Terrapin Point.

As you walk closer to Terrapin Point it becomes apparent that you’re about to see and experience something special. This must-see location can be found at the northwestern corner of Goat Island directly next to the Horseshoe Falls.

Three Sisters Islands are a part of the American side of the falls. Three historic walking bridges connect the three islands, with each island having its own unique views and features.

The Bridal Veil is similar in appearance to the American Falls except that it’s small smaller with a crest of 56 feet wide and a direct fall of 78 feet crashing onto the rock formations below. The total vertical drop is 181 feet.

Just a few miles north of Niagara Falls, this location has some of the best scenery in the region. The upper level, which is essentially street level, offers some impressive views of fast-moving rapids, the whirlpool, and the Niagara River Escarpment.

There’s no experience like it anywhere. Travel down a stone stairway and travel back in time millions of years as you step into the Niagara Gorge and come face-to-face with the Niagara River.

As you drive from Niagara Falls State Park and you enter Pine Avenue, a predominantly Italian neighborhood full of restaurants, bakeries and delis for the past 100 years you eventually come upon Hyde Park. Hyde Park known by locals as the “Jewel of Niagara Falls” is located at the foot of Little Italy Niagara.

The Village of Lewiston, located only ten (10) minutes away from Niagara Falls, is said to be the “most historic square mile in America.” As it turns out, there are several very good reasons giving merit to the claim. For example, Lewiston was the site of the first European settlement in Western New York in 1720.

In a picturesque and spectacular setting atop the Niagara Gorge in the Village of Lewiston, a magnificent celebration of the arts happens every summer.

Come for views and stay for the fun! Located only 25 minutes from Niagara Falls is the beautiful and always exciting Canalside in Buffalo. Canalside is the heart of Buffalo’s waterfront revitalization. It’s located in the city’s downtown corridor at the intersection of Pearl Street and Marine drive.

Only five miles south of Niagara Falls is a treasure tucked away in a secluded part of an island in the middle of the Niagara River. Beaver Island State Park is located on the south end of Grand Island along the upper Niagara River.