Begin your visit at Table Rock and descend 125 feet into the bedrock. Follow tunnel passageways carved through the rock to viewing portals positioned directly behind the waterfall. From here, the curtain of water is only steps away, with mist in the air and thunder in your chest.

Outside, take in the illuminated falls from the observation deck at the foot of the Horseshoe Falls, where the lighting turns the spray into a shifting glow and the gorge into a cinematic backdrop.

Nights typically mean shorter queues and a calmer atmosphere, so you can linger longer at the portals and on the platform, letting the color, sound, and scale sink in. During fireworks season, you may even catch fireworks views from the deck around 10:00 PM.