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Waterfalls near big cities
Within reach of a million people.
Waterfalls within about 60 km of a city of 700,000 people or more. Some are urban landmarks with a tram stop; others are the reason a city's weekend traffic all heads one way.
80 waterfalls
1
Shinjuku Niagara FallsJapan
0 km from Tokyo
2
Great Divide waterfallCanada
1 km from Edmonton
3
Duden WaterfallsTurkey · One of few waterfalls in the world that fall directly into the sea
2 km from Antalya
4
Rideau FallsCanada
2 km from Ottawa
5
Llovizna FallsVenezuela
2 km from Ciudad Guayana
6
Chaudière Falls (Ontario)Canada
2 km from Ottawa
7
Nunobiki FallsJapan
2 km from Kobe
8
Boyoma FallsDemocratic Republic of the Congo
3 km from Kisangani
9
Hog's Back FallsCanada
6 km from Ottawa
10
Boyana WaterfallBulgaria
9 km from Sofia
11
Düden WaterfallsTurkey
10 km from Antalya
12
Jhor waterfallNepal
10 km from Kathmandu
13
SkakavacBosnia and Herzegovina
11 km from Sarajevo
14
Jurong FallsSingapore
11 km from Singapore
15
Berloi WaterfallTimor-Leste
12 km from Dili
16
ÁlafossIceland
13 km from Reykjavík
17
Dhuandhar FallsIndia
13 km from Jabalpur
18
Awhum WaterfallNigeria
14 km from Enugu
19
Sault FallsSaint Lucia
14 km from Castries
20
Marble RocksIndia
15 km from Jabalpur
21
Tufton Hall WaterfallGrenada
15 km from St. George's
22
Hinulugang TaktakPhilippines
15 km from Taguig
23
Simba waterfallNepal
16 km from Kathmandu
24
Thur waterfallsSwitzerland
17 km from Vaduz
25
Apoquindo WaterfallChile
18 km from Santiago
26
Lingjiao WaterfallTaiwan
19 km from Taipei
27
Abshar DogholuIran
19 km from Tehran
28
Petites Chutes de la LukayaDemocratic Republic of the Congo
19 km from Kinshasa
29
Kanching FallsMalaysia
19 km from Kuala Lumpur
30
Bride's PoolChina
19 km from Shenzhen
31
TröllafossIceland
21 km from Reykjavík
32
Tamarind FallsMauritius
21 km from Port Louis
33
Mohini waterfallNepal
21 km from Kathmandu
34
Wulai WaterfallTaiwan
21 km from Taipei
35
Tequendamita FallsColombia
21 km from Medellín
36
Hayato Great FallsJapan
21 km from Sagamihara
37
Great FallsUnited States · The most dramatic stretch of the Potomac River
22 km from Washington, D.C.
38
The Rain VortexSingapore
22 km from Singapore
39
Shifen WaterfallTaiwan
23 km from Taipei
40
Noori waterfallPakistan
23 km from Islamabad
41
Powerscourt WaterfallIreland · Ireland's tallest waterfall
23 km from Dublin
42
Thousand Foot FallsBelize
23 km from Belmopan
43
Xiao Wulai WaterfallTaiwan
23 km from Taoyuan
44
Tequendama FallsColombia · Colombia's most famous, and most polluted, waterfall
24 km from Bogotá
45
Jägala WaterfallEstonia
25 km from Tallinn
46
Juanacatlán FallsMexico
25 km from Guadalajara
47
Yuntai MountainChina
25 km from Jiaozuo
48
Keila FallsEstonia
26 km from Tallinn
49
Kutladampatti FallsIndia
26 km from Madurai
50
Seerenbach FallsSwitzerland · One of the highest total-drop waterfalls in Europe
27 km from Vaduz
51
Dassam FallsIndia
27 km from Ranchi
52
La ChorreraColombia · Colombia's tallest waterfall
27 km from Bogotá
53
Atera Seven FallsJapan
28 km from Hamamatsu
54
Jonha FallsIndia
28 km from Ranchi
55
Sangan WaterfallIran
28 km from Tehran
56
Tarsus WaterfallTurkey
29 km from Mersin
57
Wufengqi WaterfallTaiwan
29 km from Taipei
58
Kapachira FallsMalawi
30 km from Blantyre
59
Siruvani WaterfallsIndia
31 km from Coimbatore
60
La Paz WaterfallCosta Rica
31 km from San José
61
Golden WaterfallTaiwan
31 km from Taipei
62
Tindhare WaterfallNepal
32 km from Kathmandu
63
Glenmacnass WaterfallIreland
32 km from Dublin
64
Neela Sandh WaterfallPakistan
32 km from Islamabad
65
Big Rock FallsBelize
33 km from Belmopan
66
El SaltoMexico
33 km from Monterrey
67
PoulaphoucaIreland
34 km from Dublin
68
Hundru FallsIndia
34 km from Ranchi
69
Bogomila FallsNorth Macedonia
34 km from Skopje
70
Obosomase WaterfallsGhana
35 km from Accra
71
Gibraltar FallsAustralia
35 km from Canberra
72
Tirparappu WaterfallsIndia
35 km from Thiruvananthapuram
73
Tenaru FallsSolomon Islands
36 km from Honiara
74
Matang TubigPhilippines
36 km from Taguig
75
Tsenku WaterfallGhana
37 km from Accra
76
Rinka FallsSlovenia
37 km from Ljubljana
77
Shasui FallsJapan
37 km from Sagamihara
78
Güney WaterfallTurkey
38 km from Denizli
79
Snoqualmie FallsUnited States · Site of one of the oldest operating hydroelectric plants in the US
38 km from Seattle
80
Alamere FallsUnited States
38 km from San Francisco
Shinjuku Niagara FallsJapan
0 km from Tokyo
2
Great Divide waterfallCanada
1 km from Edmonton
3
Duden WaterfallsTurkey · One of few waterfalls in the world that fall directly into the sea
2 km from Antalya
4
Rideau FallsCanada
2 km from Ottawa
5
Llovizna FallsVenezuela
2 km from Ciudad Guayana
6
Chaudière Falls (Ontario)Canada
2 km from Ottawa
7
Nunobiki FallsJapan
2 km from Kobe
8
Boyoma FallsDemocratic Republic of the Congo
3 km from Kisangani
9
Hog's Back FallsCanada
6 km from Ottawa
10
Boyana WaterfallBulgaria
9 km from Sofia
11
Düden WaterfallsTurkey
10 km from Antalya
12
Jhor waterfallNepal
10 km from Kathmandu
13
SkakavacBosnia and Herzegovina
11 km from Sarajevo
14
Jurong FallsSingapore
11 km from Singapore
15
Berloi WaterfallTimor-Leste
12 km from Dili
16
ÁlafossIceland
13 km from Reykjavík
17
Dhuandhar FallsIndia
13 km from Jabalpur
18
Awhum WaterfallNigeria
14 km from Enugu
19
Sault FallsSaint Lucia
14 km from Castries
20
Marble RocksIndia
15 km from Jabalpur
21
Tufton Hall WaterfallGrenada
15 km from St. George's
22
Hinulugang TaktakPhilippines
15 km from Taguig
23
Simba waterfallNepal
16 km from Kathmandu
24
Thur waterfallsSwitzerland
17 km from Vaduz
25
Apoquindo WaterfallChile
18 km from Santiago
26
Lingjiao WaterfallTaiwan
19 km from Taipei
27
Abshar DogholuIran
19 km from Tehran
28
Petites Chutes de la LukayaDemocratic Republic of the Congo
19 km from Kinshasa
29
Kanching FallsMalaysia
19 km from Kuala Lumpur
30
Bride's PoolChina
19 km from Shenzhen
31
TröllafossIceland
21 km from Reykjavík
32
Tamarind FallsMauritius
21 km from Port Louis
33
Mohini waterfallNepal
21 km from Kathmandu
34
Wulai WaterfallTaiwan
21 km from Taipei
35
Tequendamita FallsColombia
21 km from Medellín
36
Hayato Great FallsJapan
21 km from Sagamihara
37
Great FallsUnited States · The most dramatic stretch of the Potomac River
22 km from Washington, D.C.
38
The Rain VortexSingapore
22 km from Singapore
39
Shifen WaterfallTaiwan
23 km from Taipei
40
Noori waterfallPakistan
23 km from Islamabad
41
Powerscourt WaterfallIreland · Ireland's tallest waterfall
23 km from Dublin
42
Thousand Foot FallsBelize
23 km from Belmopan
43
Xiao Wulai WaterfallTaiwan
23 km from Taoyuan
44
Tequendama FallsColombia · Colombia's most famous, and most polluted, waterfall
24 km from Bogotá
45
Jägala WaterfallEstonia
25 km from Tallinn
46
Juanacatlán FallsMexico
25 km from Guadalajara
47
Yuntai MountainChina
25 km from Jiaozuo
48
Keila FallsEstonia
26 km from Tallinn
49
Kutladampatti FallsIndia
26 km from Madurai
50
Seerenbach FallsSwitzerland · One of the highest total-drop waterfalls in Europe
27 km from Vaduz
51
Dassam FallsIndia
27 km from Ranchi
52
La ChorreraColombia · Colombia's tallest waterfall
27 km from Bogotá
53
Atera Seven FallsJapan
28 km from Hamamatsu
54
Jonha FallsIndia
28 km from Ranchi
55
Sangan WaterfallIran
28 km from Tehran
56
Tarsus WaterfallTurkey
29 km from Mersin
57
Wufengqi WaterfallTaiwan
29 km from Taipei
58
Kapachira FallsMalawi
30 km from Blantyre
59
Siruvani WaterfallsIndia
31 km from Coimbatore
60
La Paz WaterfallCosta Rica
31 km from San José
61
Golden WaterfallTaiwan
31 km from Taipei
62
Tindhare WaterfallNepal
32 km from Kathmandu
63
Glenmacnass WaterfallIreland
32 km from Dublin
64
Neela Sandh WaterfallPakistan
32 km from Islamabad
65
Big Rock FallsBelize
33 km from Belmopan
66
El SaltoMexico
33 km from Monterrey
67
PoulaphoucaIreland
34 km from Dublin
68
Hundru FallsIndia
34 km from Ranchi
69
Bogomila FallsNorth Macedonia
34 km from Skopje
70
Obosomase WaterfallsGhana
35 km from Accra
71
Gibraltar FallsAustralia
35 km from Canberra
72
Tirparappu WaterfallsIndia
35 km from Thiruvananthapuram
73
Tenaru FallsSolomon Islands
36 km from Honiara
74
Matang TubigPhilippines
36 km from Taguig
75
Tsenku WaterfallGhana
37 km from Accra
76
Rinka FallsSlovenia
37 km from Ljubljana
77
Shasui FallsJapan
37 km from Sagamihara
78
Güney WaterfallTurkey
38 km from Denizli
79
Snoqualmie FallsUnited States · Site of one of the oldest operating hydroelectric plants in the US
38 km from Seattle
80
Alamere FallsUnited States
38 km from San Francisco
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