Tourist binoculars covered in ice overlooking the falls in Niagara Falls, New York, United States on January 4, 2014. Niagara Falls is part of an area called the "Rust Belt" surrounding the Great Lakes. Once a leader in steel production, the area has been hit with a hard economic decline, population loss and urban decay as a result of the declining industrial sector.

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Location: Niagara Falls, NY, USA
Photo credit: © Brett Gundlock / Alamy / Afripics
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