Niagara Falls frozen, blankets surrounding area with ice

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. -- Tourists are flocking to Niagara Falls despite bone-chilling temperatures.

The lure of Niagara Falls becomes even more magical and mystical as the mist itself coats everything it touches with an icy glean, WIVB-TV reports.

PHOTOS: Frozen Niagara Falls (WIVB-TV via ABC)

The visitors to the falls braved 13-below temperatures in the morning Monday, warming up to one degree above zero by the afternoon with windchills ranging from -14 to -25 degrees.

Visitors from warmer climates also flocked to the falls to see part of one of the wonders of the world frozen over.

"We just noticed that these falls are creating - how do you call it? - clouds from the mist, so it's like it's wonderful. It's like nature is bigger than us when you see that," one visitor said.

A few weeks ago, a Canadian man made history by becoming the first person to ever climb frozen Niagara Falls. Will Gadd, 47, climbed the 180-foot frozen cliffs next to Horseshoe Falls. Fellow Canadian Sarah Hueniken followed Gadd by doing the climb hours later.