Niagara Street, NY, delivers on the quiet-falls-view promise.

Hotels along Niagara Street and near the Niagara Falls State Park entrance in Niagara Falls, NY, sit closest to the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls. Some rooms genuinely deliver on the illuminated-falls-at-night promise. The advantage: fewer crowds, more intimate views, direct access to the State Park trails. The disadvantage: you’re not looking at the full Horseshoe Falls panorama — that’s the Canadian side’s signature shot. But for a quiet room with a real view of rushing water, Niagara Street is where you book.