Understand
Niagara Falls was incorporated on June 12, 1903. Its population is 83,184 as of 2008.
Mainly a tourist destination, the main attraction has always been Niagara Falls, which brings hundreds of thousands of tourists to the city. Now tourism plays a major part in the economy of the region. Increasingly, visitors seeking more natural settings are finding the Niagara River to be a great place to hike and visit downstream from the Falls where the majority of visitors go.
Visitor Welcome Centers open daily at 9AM, June through August. They offer advice and maps of the area, and sell WEGO bus tickets and the Great Gorge Adventure Pass. They are located at:
Table Rock Center inside the mall near the brink of the Horseshoe Falls
Maid of the Mist outside the Maid of the Mist ticket booths
Clifton Hill at the intersection of Clifton Hill and Falls Avenue
Murray Street near Queen Victoria Place, below the Fallsview Tourist Area and Fallsview Casino Resort
