Now that’s a deep hole. This is allegedly the largest pothole in the world, though I haven’t seen anything official confirming this. The pothole was found accidentally in 1884 when miners were blasting underground. The pothole was cleared out and was initially a privately owned tourist attraction. It’s...
In August of 1963, three miners were stuck 330 feet below the ground when the Sheppton mine caved in. Two of the miners stuck together and waited two weeks for rescue, initially eating tree bark and sucking water out of the bark for survival. Within a week, holes...
The Maid of the Mist is a boat (there are several Maids, really) that takes off from either side of Niagara Falls and brings tourists almost next to the bottom of the falls. You get a tour of the basin and surrounding area as well. The “Mist” part...
We were told this was a must-do if going to Niagara Falls. The Cave of the Winds can be found on the New York side. The name is somewhat misleading, as there is no cave anymore; it was made unsafe and then ultimately destroyed by falling rock. When...
On the Canada side of Niagara Falls you can quite literally walk behind them, after an admission fee, of course. A manmade tunnel was blasted behind the falls and has 2 observation areas. Observation is used loosely here; all you’re going to be seeing is rushing water. Visitors...
There was no way we weren’t stopping here. This diner from another galaxy can be found along Lundy’s Lane, just minutes from Niagara Falls. It’s a diner shaped like a UFO. ‘Nuff said. There are 2 main rooms; each is its own “UFO” and is connected by a...
Not content spending our mini-vacation just looking at water, we found some other things to see on the way up to Niagara Falls. I saw something online about a cave tour with a boat ride not too far away from our destination. Still on somewhat of a cavern...
