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What Happened on My Day Trip From Toronto to Niagara Falls

By Stacey Freeman 3 Comments

Toronto to Niagara FallsOn my recent trip to Toronto, I had the chance to visit Niagara Falls. One of my colleagues decided to rent a car for the day, and I learned it’s an easy hour-ish drive from Toronto to Niagara Falls. Although I wouldn’t say visiting Niagara Falls was high on my bucket list, it felt almost wrong not to see the natural wonder since I was so nearby.

Toronto to NiagaraWe arrived early in the day, as we all needed to be back in Toronto in the afternoon for work-related meetings. The drive itself, is quite simple, if not boring. The most complicated part of the entire experience was getting the rental car out of the maze of a parking structure where we picked it up.

The countryside on the way to Niagara Falls actually reminded me a lot of growing up in Wisconsin. One minute you’re in a large-ish city, and the next, you feel like you’re in the middle of nowhere.

After a fairly quick and uneventful drive, we made from Toronto to Niagara Falls. We quickly learned that this is one wild town. None of us expected the spectacle we found. The main street leading to the falls is nothing, if not tacky. It actually looks a bit like Vegas – crazy lights, over the top marketing, and weirdness everywhere you turn.

My uber driver, the day prior, had warned me that Niagara Fall is a disgrace. I thought he used awfully strong language for a natural wonder, but I quickly understood what he meant. All of the businesses and shops are so touristy – it was kind of annoying. I could definitely see kids loving the experience, however. As an adult, I could see through it all, but I think kids would love the visual wonderland.

We found reasonable parking (I think it was $5) up the street a little ways. The walk to the falls was no more than a mile, maybe even closer to a half mile. Once we got there, it was quite gorgeous. The falls themselves are spectacular. In April, there was quite a lot of ice still at the lower part of the falls. I actually thought the ice looked beautiful, but we couldn’t go on boat tours that early in the season. I would like to see the falls when there is no ice. It would have been nice to be able to get up closer to them. I’ve read about the journey behind the falls, and various boat tours. Unfortunately, we couldn’t do any of those things because of the time of year.

After about 5 minutes of looking at the view of the falls from the Canadian side and taking a bunch of pictures, we headed back up the hill, on the crazy main drag, and stopped at a local brewery. We all enjoyed a few beers while looking at the falls from a distance.

After that, we headed back to the car and back to Toronto. The entire trip took us about 3-4 hours. It is definitely doable to plan to visit Niagara Falls as a half-day trip from Toronto. The falls, themselves, are worth the time, but I would have to say the entire experience just made me laugh. I can’t accurately describe just how strange I found the little town.

The next time I’m in Toronto, I’ll try to plan a trip to Niagara on the Lake, also in Ontario Canada. Several people told me that’s the real gem near Niagara Falls. The city of Niagara Falls is not. Regardless, I’m glad I took a day trip to Niagara Falls and I checked one more thing checked off my ever-growing bucket list. Either way, I highly suggest you plan a day trip from Toronto to Niagara Falls.

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  1. barbara Norton says

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    You really should experience Niagara Falls from the American side! It has less trashy, touristy sites so you can really enjoy the natural beauty of the falls. Niagara Falls State Park along the Niagara River is the oldest state park in the United States.

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