Niagara Falls is a wonder. The best viewing point is on the Canadian side.
The falls form the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the world. It has a vertical drop of more than 165 feet (50 m).
It is estimated that 50,000 years from now, at the current rate of erosion, the remaining 20 miles (32 km) to Lake Erie will have been undermined and the falls will cease to exist.
On October 24, 1901, 63-year-old Michigan school teacher Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to go over the falls in a barrel as a publicity stunt; she survived, bleeding, but otherwise unharmed.
Before Taylor's attempt, on October 19 a domestic cat named Iagara was sent over the Horseshoe Falls in her barrel to test its strength. Contrary to rumors at the time, the cat survived the plunge unharmed and later posed with Taylor in photographs.
Since Taylor's historic ride, 14 people have intentionally gone over the falls in or on a device. Some have survived unharmed, but others have drowned or been severely injured.
"It's Niagara Falls. It's one of the most beautiful natural wonders in the world. Who wouldn't want to walk across it? " -- Nik Wallenda
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