We just got back from a quick five day Spring Break trip to Rochester, NY area and Niagara Falls, Ontario. Before we left Niagara Falls, Hubby asked me a question, “What would you have done differently about this trip to Niagara Falls?”

I’m going to address three good things I chose to do while we were there. On Wednesday, we walked almost 20,000 steps. Even with that, we also used the shuttle system called WeGo. They have 3 different lines: green, red, and blue. The green goes north to south from Table Rock where the Niagara River becomes Horseshoe Falls to the Butterfly Conservatory. Actually there are a few stops beyond Table Rock, but I’m not going to discuss those. The red and blue are in town shuttle systems.

Use the shuttle system. When you do, get the App. It’ll save you. Trust me. We were at the Table Rock stop waiting on the blue line. There was signage that told us how much time to the next shuttle. The timing was incorrect. Luckily I had the app and it was fairly accurate with the time.

Walking around Niagara Falls is fun but when you want to get from Point A to Point B without all the people, it’s cold, or your feet/back hurt, it’s worth it to spend the money for the shuttle. One thing about Niagara Falls is that parts of it are hilly. Clifton Hill is brutal at times.

Another thing you should do is walk Rainbow Bridge. You get another perspective of Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls. Imagine being able to say you walked from Canada to the United States and vice versa. You need to make sure you have your passport when you walk on the bridge. In order to leave on either end, you need to go through Border Patrol. It costs a dollar which isn’t too bad.

See the Falls at Night. It was cold when we went there. However, it was magical seeing them lit up at night. Nothing like I had ever seen before. I wouldn’t replace the cold hands and face for the experience. I had seen the fireworks over the Falls in 2019 which was amazing. However I enjoyed this more. Maybe it was the fact we were squished like sardines and even though we had our perfect spot secured, people squeezed in and took over. I couldn’t see without someone’s phone screen or camera being in the way most of the time.