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Straddling the Canada-United States border, Niagara Falls is composed of three separate falls: Horseshoe Falls (also known as Canadian Falls), American Falls, and Bridal Veil Falls.

Four of the five Great Lakes lie upriver of the falls, making for an immense volume of water cascading downstream. At peak, more than 168,000 cubic metres of water can flow per minute.

Easily accessed from Buffalo, New York, or Toronto, Ontario, Niagara Falls has been a honeymoon destination since the 1830s and reached its heyday about a century later.

Niagara Falls is also an important hydropower facility for the countries on both shores, while tourists often enjoy activities such as up-close and personal boat tours.

Constructed a century ago as a residence for the founder of the Toronto Electric Company, Casa Loma – ‘the House on the Hill’ – is today featured in many movies and on television.

This 98-room Gothic Revival castle of a mansion was once the largest residence in North America and boasts three indoor bowling alleys, two secret passageways, and thirty bathrooms, as well as an excellent view of the city from the top of the tower.

Constructed in 1976 by the Canadian National railway company, Toronto’s signature observation tower rises 550 meters above the downtown core and holds the title of the tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere.

Four observation areas afford views up to 100 miles across Lake Ontario and into New York State. Since 2011, Edgewalk offers a chance to walk tethered on and around the roof at 355 meters – just above the tower’s rotating restaurant.

Built by the British Army and Canadian militia troops in the late 1700s/early 1800s to defend the region from the newly independent United States, Fort York went on to become a key battle site in the War of 1812, a principal player in harbour defence and housed a military garrison until the 1930s.

Modern Toronto has sprung up around the site, making it easily accessed and enjoyed for its large collection of War of 1812 and Georgian era buildings.

Toronto’s largest municipal park serves dual duty for recreation and as a renowned natural area. The park is most known for its collection of Japanese cherry trees, as well as a zoo, which is home to both exotic and domestic animals, including bison, llamas, and peacocks.

With a location that has served as a market since 1803, today St Lawrence Market in Toronto’s Old Town is housed in a collection of three buildings, one of which dates to 1845 and was once the City Hall.

Fresh and prepared food is available, as well as a community art gallery and a Sunday antique market. Often featured in films, multicultural Kensington Market offers goods for sale from around the world in a maze of narrow streets and alleys, lined by colourful Victorian homes.