Going to Canada and back you have a wonderful view.Its a good place to take pictures from. A must do if you go to the falls.
If you're a pedestrian, take your passport and take a day trip to Canada/America via the efficient, affable but officious border control. Great views of the falls from the bridge.Get your passport stamped and get a tick in the box :-)
You cross the Rainbow Bridge to get from the US to the Canada. It is super cool and offers nice views of the falls.
Don't remember how much it cost now (like $ .75?) to go across but the views are worth it in our mind plus the kids thought it was so cool that we walked from Canada to the U.S.A. - their class mates didn't believe them.
The lines to drive across are a bit slow, but it was only about $3 vs. a walk was less than a dollar (I think $0.75). The draw back is the boarder lines are hit or miss in terms of wait times. We waited about twenty minutes. It's a long walk and in the summer I'm glad we chose to drive. We crossed for the sole purpose of getting a great view of the Falls. You need to drive several miles to get around to get a good view of the Canadian Falls.
We walked over from the US to Canada. It was a great way to see the Falls, but very cold with the wind so have something to cover your face (in the winter.) It isn't a long walk and will only take a few minutes if you don't get caught up taking pictures. you really should take pictures though. There were no hassles crossing either way, however be aware you need $.50 to put in the turnstiles to go back to NY. They have change machines but make sure you have change or singles! That was a little strange.
I frequently travel between Canada and the US and the bridge is spectacular in all seasons.It was amazing the other day to see the river below so frozen that there were no patches of water to be seen.
When in Niagara Falls take the time to cross the rainbow bridge walking just for the spectacular view of the American and Horseshoe Falls. Take along a camera for those amazing photos that can only be obtained from here. It is a lot easier walking this bridge during the busy tourist season to get the pictures of the falls from both the USA and Canada than driving across and waiting in long line-ups of cars.
Worth 50c of anybody's money, visited last week on a very cold February day. Paid our 50c at the turnstile and wandered on to the bridge, took about a million pictures of the falls in the distance, the Canadian and American flags at the centre point. Then wandered back to the canadian side, I had made sure I had our passports to re enter Canada. I understand you can get a day ESTA If you wish to view the falls from the American side for around $6 and a ton of paper work at the border.
When we visited there seemed to be a lot of traffic going into Canada. We walked right over with minimal wait going through the customs area. Walking the bridge allows you time to take in the attraction. There is a fee to come back to the US. I want to say $1 or $2 there is a change machine.