Niagara Falls: Debunking the myths before your big visit. It's one of the greatest sights in the world, with umpteen thousand tourists visiting Niagara Falls on an annual basis. The whole area around the attraction has been completely built up, and it's now reached a stage where you can pretty much plan your entire vacation around it courtesy of all of the Niagara Falls hotel packages that are on offer. Of course, the nature of Niagara Falls and the fact that it attracts so much attention means that it also attracts a lot of misconceptions. This is the reason behind today's post, as we take a look at some of the biggest myths which surround the site.