Niagara Falls Travel Forum

I will be driving from Indiana to Boston through Buffalo later this month and since I will be so close thought I would deter to see a part of the falls. I wont have a whole lot of time so what would be the easiest/quickest detour to take and see something spectacular.

If entering the Buffalo area on interstate 90, The New York State Thruway, You can connect with the 290 and take it to the 190. Go Over the Grand Island Bridges and just after the second Grand Island Bridge there is a right turn. That is the Robert Moses Parkway. The Falls is just a few minutes on the Robert Moses. You can also catch the 190 just after paying the toll at Lakawana. It follows the Lake and will get You to the Grand Island Bridges.

Unfortunately for you the best views of the falls is from the Canadian side and now, post 9/11, the border crossing can be lengthy. But you can still get a good look from the U.S. side. There is a walkway that you can go out over the river on to get a better vantage point. and actually once you've seen and stared at the falls for 15 minutes that's about it. The common complaint of businesses in the area is that the average tourist doesn't stay very long in the area. So that's why they've invented lots of diversions in the hopes of enticing people to stay over a few nights.
Travel time from downtown Buffalo to the Falls is about 40 minutes, plus or minus.