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Attractions in Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls’s places to visit, starting with Niagara SkyWheel

Visitors to Niagara Falls can choose from 17 museums, 12 attractions and 3 zoos. We list 32 places to visit inside Niagara Falls’ municipal boundary and 12 within 5 km of its edge. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by Parks Canada. Beyond the town, Fort George sits 19 km away.

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In Niagara Falls
32
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
12
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
20
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
3
in or near town
Cared for
1
by Parks Canada
Best known

Most famous in Niagara Falls

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Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

On the map

At 16 km, Safari Niagara is the farthest one out.

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The dashed line is Niagara Falls’ municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

By kind

Kinds of place

Museums & galleries 17 museums · 3 art galleries14 in town · 6 nearby
Forts & historic sites 1 battlefield · 1 national historic site · 1 historic site1 in town · 2 nearby
Nature & national parks 2 waterfalls · 1 viewpoint1 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 3 zoos · 2 water parks · 1 theme park5 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 12 attractions11 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Niagara Falls. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Run by Parks Canada: Brock’s Monument.

Every place

Every place to visit

Waterfall

Niagara Falls

Waterfall · 300 m outside town, to the east

Three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States.

Waterfall

Horseshoe Falls

Waterfall · 200 m outside town, to the east

Waterfall of the Niagara Falls.

Historic site

International Boundary Line

Historic site · 100 m outside town, to the east

The 32 inside Niagara Falls come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.

Big names nearby

Day trips from Niagara Falls

FortFort George19 km northFortFort Erie27 km southeastFortFort Mississauga20 km northCathedralCathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria14 km westArt galleryGrimsby Public Library40 km west · 3K visitors a year (2016)National historic site · Parks CanadaPowder Magazine18 km northMuseumNiagara Apothecary19 km north

Places well known beyond Niagara Falls (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Parks Canada property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Know before you go to Niagara Falls

Is there a Parks Canada property near Niagara Falls?

Yes.

What are the best-known days out near Niagara Falls?

Within 40 km: Fort Erie (27 km), Fort Mississauga (20 km), Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria (14 km), Grimsby Public Library (40 km).

How is this list made?

One list is built from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers: museums, galleries, national historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. Historic buildings need a visitor sign such as opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article, and hotels, restaurants and tour operators never count. A place belongs to the town when it lies inside its 2021 outline or within 5 km of the edge.

Places to visit: Canada publishes no open tourism list, so this one is assembled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF museums and galleries (2020, Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers and CPCAD’s national parks, and it reflects what mappers and editors have recorded. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches count only with a sign that visitors are welcome. Places sit in each town’s 2021 census outline; visitor counts are Wikidata’s latest, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (15)

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).