About 1.5 kilometres (0.9 miles) downriver of the Rainbow Bridge and about 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) from Niagara Falls is a unique bridge. This was once the site of the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, used to connect the commercial downtown districts of Niagara Falls, Ontario and Niagara Falls, New York.

The Spanish Aerocar has been ferrying tourists over the Niagara Falls Whirlpool since August 8, 1916 to the present, without any accidents or injuries.

Captain Mathew Webb is famous for his swimming abilities. At 12 years old, Matthew Webb enrolled as a sea cadet on the naval training ship, the HMS Conway in Liverpool, England. As he became an experienced sailor, he also became a very good swimmer.

On August 22, 1886, William J. Kendall, a policeman from Boston Mass. Became the first person to swim the Whirlpool Rapids and live. He wore only his swimming trunks and a cork life preserver. He suffered only minor cuts and bruises, but generally was unharmed.

Down river from Niagara Falls is a unique log cabin­like hotel. One of the first things you notice about it is the red and yellow tubes jutting out from the sides. Those tubes are water slides. Yes, like in amusement parks.