Niagara Falls-one of the most spectacular natural miracles.

People enjoying Niagara Falls

 Niagara Falls – One of The World’s New Wonders. The Niagara Falls is the most powerful waterfalls and one of the most important tourist attractions in North America.    Niagara Falls is located on the Niagara River in Western New York and South Eastern Ontario and separates the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York is one of the most spectacular natural miracles of the continent.

Niagara name was given by Native Americans, which translated means “thundering water”. Niagara Falls is nearly 25,000 years old, being built on an island bed of the Silurian period between 395 and 400 million years ago. From 1800 to waterfall is open for visiting tourists. The huge waterfall, with a maximum height of 56 meters (as a block with 21 floors) and a length of 790 meters, Niagara Falls was first discovered and studied by a U.S. geologist – Roy Spencer. It is comprised of two massive waterfalls, the Horseshoe Falls which is 2600 feet wide and 173 feet high and the American Falls which is 1060 feet wide and 182 feet high.

the water flowing over the Falls is maintained at 100,000 cubic feet per second. This level of water flow is what 12 million visitors come to see each year. 

It is not only a major tourist attraction for people around the world but is also a source of Hydroelectric power.

Attraction:

Niagara Falls at night: At night the waterfall is lit by powerful spotlights colorful offering tourists a unique spectacle of lights and music.

* Niagara Falls fireworks/illumination: Here is the schedule of lights-on time:
January 1 to January 2 5:00 p.m. - Midnight
January 3 to February 28 6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
March 1 to March 31 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.                
April 1 to April 30 8:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
May 1 to August 17 9:00 p.m. - Midnight
August 18 to September 30 8:30 p.m. - Midnight
October 1 to October 31 7:00 p.m. - Midnight
November 1 to November 16 6:30 p.m. - Midnight
November 17 to December 30 5:00 p.m. - Midnight
December 31 5:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
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Fireworks new Schedule:

• Saturday, November 5, 2011 - 6:30 & 8 PM (approx.)
• Friday, November 11, 2011 
• Friday, November 18, 2011 
• Friday, November 25, 2011 
• Friday, December 2, 2011 
• Friday, December 9, 2011
• Friday, December 16, 2011 
• Friday, December 23, 2011
• Friday, December 30, 2011
• Saturday, December 31 - 9 PM & 12 (midnight)
  (as part of the New Year’s Eve Party in Queen Victoria Park)
• Friday, January 6, 2012
• Friday, January 13, 2012
• Friday, January 20, 2012
• Friday, January 27, 2012

 * Christmas lights: This yearly event goes on for about 9 weeks every year, starting half November to half January.

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*Rainbow over Niagara Falls

*Niagara Falls frozen

On the Canadian side:

*Queen Victoria Park

Which are offering the highest views of the Falls. 1. SkyLon Tower 2. Konica Minolta Tower

*Maid of the Mist.

*Whirlpool Aero Car.

Others Attractions:

• Niagara Fallsview Casino
• Casino Niagara.
• Clifton Hill

The Hollywood Museum-Address & Informetion

Hollywood Museum

Location: At Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, Hollywood

***The Hollywood Heritage Museum, also known as the "Hollywood Studio Museum," is located on Highland Ave. in Hollywood, California, USA.

The museum is opposite the Hollywood Bowl and is housed in the restored Lasky-DeMille Barn, which was acquired in February 1983 by Hollywood Heritage, Inc., and moved to its present site. It was dedicated on December 13, 1985

****The Hollywood Wax Museum is located in the heart of the tourist district ofHollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA and in Branson, Missouri, USA

Phone: 323/464-7776

Web: www.thehollywoodmuseum.com

Hours: Thurs-Sun 10am-5pm

Prices: Admission and tour $15 adults, $12 seniors and students, and $5 for children under 5

Other: Parking $2 off with validation

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Pacific Asia Museum,Pasadena, California, United States-Informetion

Location: Pasadena.

The Pacific Asia Museum is an Asian art museum located at 46 N. Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, California, United States.

The museum was founded in 1971 by the Pacificulture Foundation, which purchased “The Grace Nicholson Treasure House of Oriental Art” from the City of Pasadena. Grace Nicholson donated the structure to the city for art and cultural purposes in 1943 and was a dealer in Native American and, later, Asian art and antiques. It houses some 15,000 rare and representative examples of art from throughout Asia and the Pacific Islands.

The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and was built in 1926 and designed by the architectural firm of Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury.

Phone: 626/449-2742 ext. 10

Web: www.pacificasiamuseum.org

Hours: Wed-Sun 10am-6pm (until 3pm Dec 24 and Dec 29)

Prices: Admission $9 adults, $7 students and seniors, free for children 11 and under; free for everyone the 4th Fri of each month

Season: Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving, Dec 25

Other: Free parking

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Santa Monica Museum of Art at Bergamot Station-Address & informetion

Santa Monica Museum of Art 

Location: Off Cloverfield Blvd, Santa Monica, Santa Monica.

Santa Monica Museum of Art is a small museum located inside the Bergamot Station art complex.

Phone: 310/586-6488

Hours: Tues-Sat 11am-6pm

Web: www.smmoa.org

Prices: Free admission

Other: Free parking

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Address & Information of Museum of Tolerance(MOT) - Los Angeles, California

Location: At Roxbury Dr, L.A.'s Westside & Beverly Hills

The Museum of Tolerance (MOT), a multimedia museum in Los Angeles, California, USA, with an associated museum and professional development multi-media training facility in New York City, is designed to examine racism and prejudice in the United States and the world with a strong focus on the history of the Holocaust. The MOT has expanded to Jerusalem, where a "Center for Human Dignity" is currently under construction. It is sponsored by the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

Phone: 310/553-8403

Web: www.museumoftolerance.com

Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm; Sun 11am-5pm

Prices: Admission $15 adults, $12 seniors 62 and above, $11 students with ID and youth 5-18, free for children ages 4 and under. Advance purchase recommended; photo ID required for admission

Season: Closed many Jewish and secular holidays; call for schedule

Other: Free underground parking

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Address & Information of Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County , California

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles 

Location: Between Vermont Ave and Figueroa St, Exposition Park, Downtown

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County opened in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA in 1913 as the Museum of History, Science, and Art. The moving force behind it was a museum association founded in 1910. Its distinctive main building, with fitted marble walls and domed and colonnaded rotunda, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Additional wings opened in 1925, 1930, 1960, and 1976.

Phone: 213/763-DINO (213/763-3466)

Web: www.nhm.org

Hours: Daily 9:30am-5pm

Prices: Admission $9 adults; $6.50 children ages 13-17, seniors, and students with ID; $2 children ages 5-12; free for kids 4 and under; free for everyone 1st Tues of month

Other: Parking $8 and up

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Address & Information of Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) - Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

Location: Between Curson and Fairfax Aves, Miracle Mile, Hollywood

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is an art museum in Los Angeles, California. It is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles, adjacent to the George C. Page Museum and La Brea Tar Pits.

Phone: 323/857-6000

Web: www.lacma.org

Hours: Mon-Tues and Thurs noon-8pm; Fri noon-9pm; Sat-Sun 11am-8pm

Prices: Admission $12 adults, $8 students and seniors ages 62 and over, free for children 17 and under; regular exhibitions free for everyone after 5pm and all day the 2nd Tues of each month.

Season: Closed Thanksgiving and Dec 25

Other: Parking $7

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