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Easy-access waterfalls
Roadside viewpoints and short, easy walks.
Great waterfalls you can see from a roadside viewpoint or a short, easy walk — good for young children, limited mobility, a tight schedule or bad weather. Access is rated to the main viewpoint; some of these have harder trails beyond it if you want more.
36 waterfalls
Full guide Victoria Falls
Largest sheet of falling water on Earth
Full guide Iguazú Falls
World's largest waterfall system by combined width
Full guide Niagara Falls
Highest flow rate of any waterfall in North America
Full guide Gullfoss
Iceland's most iconic waterfall, on the Golden Circle
Seljalandsfoss
One of the few waterfalls walkable on all sides
Full guide Ban Gioc-Detian Falls
Asia's largest transnational border waterfall
Full guide Skógafoss
Iceland's classic 60-metre curtain, with 527 steps to the top
Full guide Plitvice Lakes Waterfalls
A living, still-growing travertine landscape
Full guide Huka Falls
The Waikato River's most famous rapid-and-drop, just below Lake Taupō
Full guide Rhine Falls
Europe's largest plain waterfall by volume
Full guide Dettifoss
Among Europe's most powerful waterfalls
Full guide Multnomah Falls
Oregon's most-visited natural landmark
Full guide Kuang Si Falls
Laos's best-known waterfall, a staircase of turquoise travertine pools
UNESCO Takakkaw Falls
One of Canada's tallest waterfalls
UNESCO Wallaman Falls
Australia's tallest permanent single drop (268 m), 305 m in total
UNESCO Seven Sisters Waterfall
Centerpiece of the UNESCO-listed Geirangerfjord
UNESCO Bridalveil Fall
Yosemite's most reliably year-round waterfall
UNESCO Bowen Falls
One of only two permanent waterfalls on Milford Sound
UNESCO Stirling Falls
One of only two permanent waterfalls on Milford Sound
UNESCO Nachi Falls
Japan's tallest single-drop waterfall, worshipped as a deity
UNESCO Rjukanfossen
Anchor of a UNESCO industrial heritage landscape
UNESCO Lower Falls of the Yellowstone
Centerpiece of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
UNESCO Devil's Throat
The single most powerful segment of Iguazu Falls
Full guide Johnston Canyon Falls
Banff's most popular canyon hike
UNESCO Nuorilang Falls
Widest waterfall in the UNESCO-listed Jiuzhaigou Valley
Full guide Josephine Falls
A natural waterslide at the base of Queensland's tallest peak
UNESCO Athabasca Falls
Most powerful waterfall in Jasper National Park
Full guide Svartifoss
Framed by the basalt columns that echo in Hallgrímskirkja's design
UNESCO Aira Force
A Lake District landmark tied to Wordsworth
Mutarazi Falls
Zimbabwe's highest waterfall
Kjelfossen
Among Norway's tallest waterfalls, above the Nærøyfjord
Kadamaian Falls
Kadamaian Waterfall is a cascading waterfall approximately 700 m high on the southern flank of the Mount…
Langfoss
One of Norway's tallest waterfalls visible from the road
Myra Falls
The Myra Falls are located in a ravine in the municipality of Muggendorf in the Austrian federal state of…
Curug Cipendok
Curug Cipendok is a waterfall in the southern part of Central Java. It is in Cilongok Banyumas , near the…
Kisdon Force
Kisdon Force is a series of waterfalls on the River Swale in Swaledale, England. The falls are situated…