What: Maid of the Mist
Where: Niagara Falls New York & Niagara Falls Canada
How Much: Adults $12.50 (US) / $14.50 (Can) Children $7.30 (US) / $8.90 (Can)
Hours: Open 9am daily. Closing times vary.
Phone: 716.284.8897 / 905.358.5781
Website: http://www.maidofthemist.com
If anything in Niagara Falls is a “must do”, then the Maid of the Mist is that Niagara Falls Attraction. Put your fears of water aside. Don’t worry about getting your hair wet. Don’t worry about what you look like. Just let loose and enjoy something you will most likely never experience again (unless you come to Niagara Falls again, that is). You can enter the Maid on either side of the border. We recommend you do the Maid of the Mist on the U.S. side of the border - there is rarely a large line to get on the boat, and this can sometimes save you hours over boarding on the Canadian side. They are the exact same ride, the exact same company - so don’t worry.
The maid starts simple enough - on the American side of the border, you enter at the Observation Tower in the New York State Park and take an elevator ride down to the bottom of the gorge. A guide gives you some information on your ride down. You pick up your rain slickers which you can keep, but really, they aren’t very good at keeping you dry. You then board the Maid of the Mist and take your ride out on to the water. We’ve been going here every year since I was a child at least once per year. If you are worried about what you look like after you get off the Maid, well, you’ll be wet. Make this the first of last thing you do during the day or as a cool off on a hot summer day.
The Maid of the Mist runs April through October. Opening day in April depends on ice conditions at the bottom of the falls, of course. Keep an eye out here for opening, we’ll post the day the Maid Launches!
We’d love to hear your experiences with the Maid of the Mist. Please feel free to post a comment or a tip you would like to share with other readers of this blog.
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