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Encyclopedia > Cave of the Winds (New York)
Cave of the Winds tour in Niagara Falls, New York, USA
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The Cave of the Winds was discovered in 1834. Guided tours began officially in 1841, and continued to bring visitors behind the Bridal Veil Falls until a rock fall in 1920 made it clear the passage was no longer safe. The tour officially reopened in 1924 this time bringing visitors to the front of the Bridal Veil instead of behind it, on a series of decks and walkways. Niagara Falls. Tropical Storm-like conditions can be expirenced on the tour at the Cave of the Winds. The winds can reach up to 68 mph underneath the Bridal Veil Falls. Image File history File linksMetadata CaveOftheWinds. ... Image File history File linksMetadata CaveOftheWinds. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2692x2128, 1288 KB) Summary Taken by Daniel Mayer in late February 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2692x2128, 1288 KB) Summary Taken by Daniel Mayer in late February 2006. ... Bridal Veil Falls is a very popular name for waterfalls. ... For other uses, see Niagara Falls (disambiguation). ... Bridal Veil Falls is a very popular name for waterfalls. ...


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The Cave of the Winds trip takes you closer to the waters of Niagara Falls than you thought possible.
The cave was obliterated in a massive 1954 rock fall and subsequent dynamiting of a dangerous overhang.
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