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200 waterfalls
Multnomah Falls
Portland, Oregon
The third stop of our autumn trip around Portland was the main reason for this whole journey — Multnomah Falls.
Havasu Falls
Supai, Arizona
Stunning blue-green waterfall in the Grand Canyon.
Bridalveil Fall
Yosemite Valley, California
First waterfall many visitors see in Yosemite.
Minnehaha Falls
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Urban waterfall immortalized in Longfellow's Hiawatha.
Brandywine Falls
Sagamore Hills, Ohio
Picturesque cascade in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Eternal Flame Falls
Orchard Park, New York
Small waterfall sheltering a natural gas flame.
Dry Falls
Highlands, North Carolina
Walk behind this 75-foot waterfall.
Cumberland Falls
Corbin, Kentucky
Niagara of the South, famed for its moonbow.
Toccoa Falls
Toccoa, Georgia
186-foot waterfall on a college campus.
Ruby Falls
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Underground waterfall inside Lookout Mountain.
Fall Creek Falls
Pikeville, Tennessee
Tennessee's highest free-falling waterfall.
Salt Creek Falls
Oakridge, Oregon
Oregon's second-tallest single-drop waterfall.
Cedar Creek Falls (CA)
San Diego, California
Desert oasis waterfall east of San Diego.
Snoqualmie Falls
Snoqualmie, Washington
Twin Peaks famous waterfall 30 minutes from Seattle.
Cedar Creek Falls
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast hinterland swimming hole and cascade.
Millaa Millaa Falls
Atherton Tablelands, Queensland
Postcard-perfect circular waterfall in tropical North Queensland.
Wallaman Falls
Ingham, Queensland
Australia's tallest permanent single-drop waterfall.
Somersby Falls
Central Coast, New South Wales
Easy Central Coast cascade an hour from Sydney.
Ellenborough Falls
Elands, New South Wales
One of the longest single-drop falls in the Southern Hemisphere.
Ebor Falls
Ebor, New South Wales
Twin cascade on the Waterfall Way scenic drive.
Springbrook Falls (Purling Brook)
Gold Coast Hinterland, Queensland
Springbrook National Park's most popular waterfall.
Wattamolla Falls
Royal National Park, New South Wales
Lagoon-meets-ocean cascade south of Sydney.
Waterfall Gully
Adelaide Hills, South Australia
Adelaide's most accessible waterfall, 7km from the CBD.
Curracurrong Falls
Royal National Park, New South Wales
Waterfall that drops directly into the Pacific Ocean.
Russell Falls
Mount Field, Tasmania
Tiered fern-fringed waterfall, Tasmania's most photographed.
Erskine Falls
Lorne, Victoria
Lush Otway Ranges waterfall on the Great Ocean Road.
Josephine Falls
Cairns, Queensland
Natural rock slide and swimming holes south of Cairns.
Aysgarth Falls
Yorkshire Dales, England
Triple flight of waterfalls along the River Ure.
Sgwd Yr Eira
Brecon Beacons, Wales
Walk behind this Brecon Beacons waterfall.
Henrhyd Falls
Brecon Beacons, Wales
South Wales's tallest waterfall (Batcave entrance in Dark Knight Rises).
Cautley Spout
Yorkshire Dales, England
England's tallest cascade waterfall in the Howgills.
Pistyll Rhaeadr
Powys, Wales
Wales's tallest single-drop waterfall.
Falls of Foyers
Loch Ness, Scotland
Two-tiered waterfall above Loch Ness.
Sligachan Falls
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Cuillin mountain backdrop with magical river pools.
Angel Falls
Canaima National Park, Bolívar
The world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall.
Iguazu Falls
Puerto Iguazu, Misiones
275 cascades on the Argentina-Brazil border.
Victoria Falls
Livingstone, Livingstone
The world's largest sheet of falling water.
Skogafoss
Skogar, Southern Region
Iconic 60m-tall South Iceland waterfall.
Godafoss
Akureyri, Northeastern Region
Crescent-shaped 'Waterfall of the Gods' in North Iceland.
Plitvice Falls
Plitvice Lakes National Park, Lika-Senj
Cascading travertine lakes and waterfalls.
Krka Falls
Krka National Park, Sibenik-Knin
Seven travertine cascades on the Krka River.
Rhine Falls
Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen
Europe's largest plain waterfall by volume.
Kaieteur Falls
Kaieteur National Park, Potaro-Siparuni
One of the world's most powerful waterfalls.
Nauyaca Falls
Dominical, Puntarenas
Tiered Pacific-coast jungle waterfall.
Ouzoud Falls
Azilal, Beni Mellal-Khenifra
Three-tiered waterfall in the Atlas Mountains.
Dudhsagar Falls
Mollem, Goa
One of India's tallest waterfalls on the Karnataka-Goa border.
Athabasca Falls
Jasper National Park, Alberta
Powerful glacial-meltwater waterfall in Jasper.
Shannon Falls
Squamish, British Columbia
BC's third-tallest waterfall on the Sea-to-Sky Highway.
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, New York
Finally got to see the waterfall that was in our school textbooks.
Yosemite Falls
Yosemite Valley, California
North America's tallest measured waterfall.
Rainbow Falls
Hilo, Hawaii
Big Island waterfall famous for morning rainbows.
Buttermilk Falls
Ithaca, New York
Series of cascades in Ithaca's gorges.
Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen, New York
19 waterfalls within a 2-mile gorge.
Bash Bish Falls
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
Twin cascades on the MA-NY border.
Bond Falls
Paulding, Michigan
Wide tiered cascade in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Burney Falls
Burney, California
Spring-fed waterfall called 'the eighth wonder' by Teddy Roosevelt.
Looking Glass Falls
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Roadside waterfall in Pisgah National Forest.
Sliding Rock
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Natural 60-foot rock waterslide.
Amicalola Falls
Dawsonville, Georgia
Tallest cascading waterfall east of the Mississippi.
Turner Falls
Davis, Oklahoma
Oklahoma's largest waterfall.
Manoa Falls
Honolulu, Hawaii
Lush rainforest waterfall above Oahu's Manoa Valley.
Wailua Falls
Lihue, Hawaii
Twin Kauai waterfall featured in Fantasy Island.
Wentworth Falls
Blue Mountains, New South Wales
Tiered Blue Mountains waterfall with multiple lookouts.
St Columba Falls
Pyengana, Tasmania
Tasmania's most spectacular waterfall in cool temperate rainforest.
Mackenzie Falls
Grampians, Victoria
Victoria's largest year-round waterfall.
Crystal Cascades
Cairns, Queensland
Series of crystal-clear pools and falls near Cairns.
Belmore Falls
Southern Highlands, New South Wales
Two-tiered escarpment waterfall in Morton National Park.
Fitzroy Falls
Southern Highlands, New South Wales
Plunge waterfall with sweeping Yarrunga Valley views.
Aira Force
Lake District, England
Lake District waterfall plunging through a wooded gorge.
High Force
County Durham, England
England's most spectacular plunge waterfall on the River Tees.
Swallow Falls
Snowdonia, Wales
North Wales's most popular waterfall near Betws-y-Coed.
Hardraw Force
Yorkshire Dales, England
England's tallest unbroken single-drop waterfall above ground.
Steall Falls
Glen Nevis, Scotland
Scotland's second-tallest waterfall near Ben Nevis.
Eas a' Chual Aluinn
Sutherland, Scotland
Britain's tallest waterfall, in remote Sutherland.
Gullfoss
Haukadalur, Southern Region
Iceland's iconic two-tier 'Golden Falls'.
Seljalandsfoss
Hvolsvollur, Southern Region
Walk behind this famous South Iceland waterfall.
Dettifoss
Vatnajokull National Park, Northeastern Region
Europe's most powerful waterfall.
Svartifoss
Skaftafell, Eastern Region
Basalt-column 'Black Falls' in Vatnajokull National Park.
Kravice Falls
Ljubuski, West Herzegovina
120m-wide horseshoe waterfall and natural pool.
Trummelbach Falls
Lauterbrunnen, Bern
Ten glacier-fed waterfalls inside a mountain.
Sekumpul Falls
North Bali, Bali
Bali's most spectacular set of seven waterfalls.
Tegenungan Waterfall
Ubud, Bali
Popular Ubud-area lowland waterfall.
Jog Falls
Sagara, Karnataka
India's second-tallest plunge waterfall.
Helmcken Falls
Wells Gray Park, British Columbia
Canada's fourth-tallest waterfall, freezes into an ice cone in winter.
Vernal Fall
Yosemite Valley, California
Iconic Yosemite cascade reached via the Mist Trail.
Nevada Fall
Yosemite Valley, California
Bigger sister of Vernal Fall on the John Muir Trail.
McWay Falls
Big Sur, California
Iconic tidefall onto a remote Big Sur beach.
Mooney Falls
Supai, Arizona
Tallest waterfall on the Havasupai trail.
Beaver Falls
Supai, Arizona
Multi-tier turquoise pools further down from Havasu.
Tahquamenon Falls (Upper)
Paradise, Michigan
One of the largest waterfalls east of the Mississippi by volume.
Linville Falls
Linville, North Carolina
Triple-tier falls in the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Hooker Falls
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Wide veil falls popular for swimming.
Triple Falls
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Three-tiered falls famous from The Hunger Games.
Crabtree Falls (NC)
Little Switzerland, North Carolina
Blue Ridge Parkway favorite.
Crabtree Falls (VA)
Tyro, Virginia
Tallest cascading waterfall east of the Mississippi.
Cane Creek Falls
Pikeville, Tennessee
Wide cascade in Fall Creek Falls State Park.
Burgess Falls
Sparta, Tennessee
Four-cascade hike in Middle Tennessee.
Cummins Falls
Cookeville, Tennessee
Tiered waterfall with popular swimming hole.
Foster Falls
Sequatchie, Tennessee
Climbers' favorite on the Cumberland Plateau.
Helton Creek Falls
Blairsville, Georgia
Easy two-tier hike in Chattahoochee Forest.
Anna Ruby Falls
Helen, Georgia
Twin falls deep in the North Georgia mountains.
Tallulah Falls
Tallulah Falls, Georgia
Six-cascade gorge in northeast Georgia.
DeSoto Falls (AL)
Mentone, Alabama
Roadside falls in Little River Canyon.
Noccalula Falls
Gadsden, Alabama
Town-park waterfall with walking-behind viewing.
Akaka Falls
Honomu, Hawaii
Big Island's most-visited waterfall.
Waimea Falls
Haleiwa, Hawaii
Botanic-garden waterfall on Oahu's North Shore.
Latourell Falls
Corbett, Oregon
Columbia Gorge fall with vivid yellow lichen.
Wahkeena Falls
Corbett, Oregon
Trailhead neighbour to Multnomah Falls.
Tumalo Falls
Bend, Oregon
Iconic single drop near Bend.
Toketee Falls
Idleyld Park, Oregon
Columnar basalt fall on the North Umpqua.
Proxy Falls
Sisters, Oregon
Twin lava-rock falls in the Three Sisters Wilderness.
Palouse Falls
LaCrosse, Washington
Washington's state waterfall — basalt amphitheater.
Wallace Falls
Gold Bar, Washington
Three-tiered Cascades favourite near Seattle.
Comet Falls
Mount Rainier, Washington
Mount Rainier's most spectacular fall.
Narada Falls
Mount Rainier, Washington
Iconic two-tier roadside fall in Mt Rainier National Park.
Liffey Falls
Liffey, Tasmania
Tiered cool-temperate rainforest cascade.
Hopetoun Falls
Beech Forest, Victoria
Otway Ranges fern-gully classic.
Triplet Falls
Beech Forest, Victoria
Three-tiered Otway rainforest walk.
Steavenson Falls
Marysville, Victoria
One of Victoria's tallest waterfalls.
Trentham Falls
Trentham, Victoria
Single-drop basalt falls in central Victoria.
Carrington Falls
Robertson, New South Wales
Plunge falls in Budderoo National Park.
Govetts Leap
Blackheath, New South Wales
Blue Mountains' most iconic clifftop lookout.
Empress Falls
Wentworth Falls, New South Wales
Canyoning favourite in the Valley of the Waters.
Apsley Falls
Walcha, New South Wales
Twin gorge waterfalls on the New England escarpment.
Wollomombi Falls
Armidale, New South Wales
One of Australia's tallest waterfalls.
Dangar Falls
Dorrigo, New South Wales
Wide plunge near Dorrigo National Park.
Crystal Shower Falls
Dorrigo, New South Wales
Walk behind this Dorrigo rainforest fall.
Minyon Falls
Mullumbimby, New South Wales
Sheer rhyolite cliff falls in Nightcap NP.
Beauchamp Falls
Beech Forest, Victoria
Otway Ranges fern-gully waterfall.
Apsley Gorge (NSW)
Walcha, New South Wales
Lower section of Apsley Falls gorge.
Lydford Gorge
Dartmoor, England
White Lady Waterfall in a dramatic gorge.
Janet's Foss
Malham, England
Mossy plunge near Malham Cove.
Plodda Falls
Glen Affric, Scotland
Iron viewing bridge above a Caledonian Forest plunge.
Falls of Dochart
Killin, Scotland
Cascading rapids through the centre of Killin.
Mealt Falls
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Cliff-edge fall plunging into the sea on Skye.
Sgwd Clun-Gwyn
Pontneddfechan, Wales
Largest of the Four Waterfalls walk.
Aber Falls
Snowdonia, Wales
Single sheer drop in northern Snowdonia.
Hraunfossar
Borgarfjordur, Western Region
Lava-field springs cascading into the Hvita.
Barnafoss
Borgarfjordur, Western Region
Powerful river-cascade beside Hraunfossar.
Glymur
Hvalfjordur, Capital Region
Iceland's second-tallest waterfall.
Háifoss
Thjórsárdalur, Southern Region
Twin canyon plunge in central Iceland.
Aldeyjarfoss
Skagafjordur, Northeastern Region
Basalt-column highland fall.
Hjalparfoss
Thjórsárdalur, Southern Region
Twin falls between basalt columns.
Hengifoss
Egilsstadir, Eastern Region
Stripe-banded canyon plunge in east Iceland.
Bruarfoss
Bláskógabyggð, Southern Region
Bridge of turquoise water on the Golden Circle.
Kirkjufellsfoss
Snaefellsnes, Western Region
Iconic mountain-and-fall composition.
Takakkaw Falls
Yoho National Park, British Columbia
Canada's second-tallest waterfall.
Wapta Falls
Yoho National Park, British Columbia
Widest waterfall on the Kicking Horse River.
Bridal Veil Falls (BC)
Chilliwack, British Columbia
Tall narrow plunge in the Fraser Valley.
Bow Falls
Banff, Alberta
Wide cascade beside the Banff Springs Hotel.
Montmorency Falls
Quebec City, Quebec
Taller than Niagara — just outside Quebec City.
Webster Falls
Dundas, Ontario
Horseshoe-shaped fall in Spencer Gorge.
Albion Falls
Hamilton, Ontario
Tiered cascade in Hamilton's Red Hill Valley.
Huka Falls
Taupo, Waikato
Mighty blue rapids on the Waikato River.
Sutherland Falls
Fiordland National Park, Southland
NZ's tallest waterfall, accessible only via the Milford Track.
Bridal Veil Falls (NZ)
Raglan, Waikato
Single plunge through bush near Raglan.
Wairere Falls
Matamata, Waikato
North Island's tallest waterfall.
Stirling Falls
Milford Sound, Southland
Cruise-boat favourite in Milford Sound.
Bowen Falls
Milford Sound, Southland
Milford Sound's main waterfall.
Whangarei Falls
Whangarei, Northland
Photogenic basalt-rimmed plunge.
Marokopa Falls
Te Anga, Waikato
Wide curtain fall in King Country.
McLean Falls
Catlins, Otago
Multi-tier Catlins cascade.
Purakaunui Falls
Catlins, Otago
Postcard three-tier waterfall in the Catlins.
Hickory Nut Falls
Chimney Rock, North Carolina
Last of the Mohicans waterfall.
Gibraltar Falls
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Closest large fall to Canberra.
Vøringsfossen
Eidfjord, Vestland
Norway's most-visited waterfall plunging into Mabodalen valley.
Langfoss
Akrafjord, Vestland
One of the world's most beautiful waterfalls per CNN.
Mardalsfossen
Eikesdalen, Møre og Romsdal
One of Northern Europe's tallest waterfalls.
Vettisfossen
Årdal, Vestland
Norway's tallest unregulated free-falling waterfall.
Gocta Falls
Cocachimba, Amazonas
Twin-tier waterfall hidden in Peruvian cloud forest.
Pailón del Diablo
Baños, Tungurahua
Devil's Cauldron — thunderous Andean falls near Baños.
Salto del Laja
Los Ángeles, Bío Bío
Mini-Niagara on the Pan-American Highway.
Salto Grande (Torres del Paine)
Torres del Paine, Magallanes
Wide turquoise fall between Lago Nordenskjöld and Lago Pehoé.
Salto del Monday
Ciudad del Este, Alto Paraná
Three-tiered horseshoe falls near the Triple Frontier.
Tugela Falls
Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal
World's second-tallest waterfall in the Drakensberg amphitheatre.
Augrabies Falls
Augrabies, Northern Cape
Roaring Orange River falls in a granite gorge.
Maletsunyane Falls
Semonkong, Maseru District
Single-drop falls home to the world's highest commercial abseil.
Thomson's Falls
Nyahururu, Laikipia
Plunging Ewaso Ng'iro falls in Kenya's Central Highlands.
Murchison Falls
Murchison Falls National Park, Northern Region
The Nile squeezed through a 7m gap and exploding over a cliff.
Chamarel Falls
Chamarel, Rivière Noire
Single plunge through tropical forest in southwest Mauritius.
Hierve el Agua
San Lorenzo Albarradas, Oaxaca
Petrified mineral 'waterfall' with infinity-pool views.
Nachi Falls
Nachikatsuura, Wakayama
Japan's tallest single-drop fall beside a sacred Shinto shrine.
Kegon Falls
Nikko, Tochigi
Iconic plunge fed by Lake Chuzenji in Nikko National Park.
Shiraito Falls
Fujinomiya, Shizuoka
Curtain of spring water beside Mount Fuji.
Huangguoshu Falls
Anshun, Guizhou
Asia's largest waterfall by width — walk behind the curtain.
Jeongbang Falls
Seogwipo, Jeju
Asia's only waterfall that plunges directly into the ocean.
Shifen Falls
Pingxi, New Taipei
'Little Niagara of Taiwan' on the Pingxi rail line.
Wulai Waterfall
Wulai, New Taipei
Hot-spring village fall reached by aerial gondola.
Erawan Falls
Erawan National Park, Kanchanaburi
Seven-tier emerald cascade in jungle limestone country.
Thi Lo Su Falls
Umphang, Tak
Thailand's largest waterfall, deep in the Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary.
Kuang Si Falls
Luang Prabang, Luang Prabang
Tiered turquoise pools 30km south of Luang Prabang.
Pongour Falls
Đức Trọng, Lâm Đồng
Seven-tier 'Southern Number One' falls near Dalat.
Maria Cristina Falls
Iligan, Lanao del Norte
Twin-curtain Mindanao falls and hydropower source.
Diyaluma Falls
Koslanda, Badulla
Hike to natural infinity pools above this 220m plunge.
Baatara Gorge Waterfall
Tannourine, Mount Lebanon
Three-bridge cave waterfall — a hidden Lebanese wonder.
Cascata delle Marmore
Terni, Umbria
Ancient Roman-engineered three-tier falls on the Velino River.
Cascate del Toce
Formazza, Piedmont
One of Europe's most spectacular Alpine plunges.
Gavarnie Falls
Gavarnie, Occitanie
Mainland France's tallest waterfall in the Cirque de Gavarnie.
Cascade du Hérisson
Ménétrux-en-Joux, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Series of seven Jura waterfalls.
Krimml Falls
Krimml, Salzburg
Three-tier Alpine cascade — among Europe's tallest.
