Niagara Falls calls and you can follow in Marilyn Monroe’s footsteps by taking a tower trip for awesome views

From the Sun (UK): NOTHING can prepare you for the power and majesty of Niagara Falls. I’d wanted to see them since a relative had brought me back a souvenir snowglobe when I was a kid. I wouldn’t get to see them in all their deafening glory until more than 30 years later — but…

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Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Souvenir Guidebook

A while ago I found this Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Souvenir Guidebook. The subtitle is “A password to the strange, the bizarre & the unbelievable”. I don’t think it is specifically for the Niagara Falls location, but in general it highlights a lot of the strange things that Ripley’s Odditoriums exhibit. I don’t know…

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Niagara Falls penny press (elongated penny)

Quite a few years ago I posted about finding a penny souvenir. I’ve seen lots of these Penny Press/Elongated Coin machines when visiting Florida, but I don’t see too many of them around here. Add to that the fact that Canada no longer uses pennies, and these machines just aren’t that popular around here any…

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Rainforest Cafe leaflet

Since the arrival of Casino Niagara, Niagara Falls has changed immensely. Perhaps the quickest change was in the food & beverage industry in the city. Almost right away “brand-name” restaurants came into the city. It started with Planet Hollywood and the Hard Rock Cafe and continues today. One of the more recent ones has been…

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