Visiting Info

Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau 617 Main Street, Suite 200 Buffalo, NY 14203 1-800-BUFFALO (1-800-283-3256)

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BUFFALO

Buffalo Skyline

Architecture
The New York Times has declared that Buffalo is one of the top cities in America for architecture. About 80 sites are included on the National Register of Historic Places. All of the major American architects of the 19th and early 20th century built masterpieces in Buffalo, most of which are still standing. Notable parks and buildings: Delware Park, by Frederick Law Olmsted Guaranty Building, by Louis Sullivan H.H. Richardson Complex, by Henry Hobson Richardson Darwin D. Martin House, by Frank Lloyd Wright Buffalo City Hall, by George Dietel and John J. Wade Buffalo Central Terminal, by Alfred T, Fellheimer and Steward Wagner Albright-Knox Art Gallery, by Edward Brodhead Green Kleinhans Music Hall, by Eliel Saarinen and Eero Saarinen

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, afterNew York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area, the largest in Upstate New York. Today, the regions largest economic sectors are financial services, technology, health care and education, and these continue to grow despite the lagging national and worldwide economies. This growth has been maintained, in part, by major expansions of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (SUNY). A recent study found Buffalos August 2011 unemployment rate to be 7.3%. In 2010, Forbes rated Buffalo the 10th best place to raise a family in America.

Welcome
Sheas Theatre

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Queen City

Anchor Bar Chicken Wings

Niagara Falls

Albright-Knox Art Gallery Food

As a melting pot of cultures, cuisine in the Buffalo area reflects a variety of influences. These include Italian, Irish, Jewish, German, Polish, African American, Greek, Indian and American influences. Beef on weck sandwich, Wardynski's kielbasa, sponge candy, pastry hearts, pierogi, and haddock fish fries are among the local favorites, as is a loganberry-flavored beverage that remains relatively obscure outside of the Western New York and Southern Ontario area. Another uniquely Buffalonian food is Sahlen's "charcoal-broiled" hot dogs, which are prepared over live charcoal fires. Weber's mustard is a well-known local producer of horseradish mustard. Teressa Bellissimo, the chef/owner of the city's Anchor Bar, first prepared the now-widespread chicken wings here on October 3, 1964. Thousands of Western New Yorkers descend into the city for food festivals during the summer months, such as the Taste of Buffalo and the National Buffalo Wing Festival.

Downtown Buffalo Festivals and Night Life

Like many large cities, numerous festivals have become part of the city's culture and tradition. Though most of the festivals occur during the summer months, the city has recently pushed efforts to have winter festivals as well in an effort to capitalize on the region's snowy reputation. Last call is at 4 am in Buffalo, rather than 2 am as in most other areas of the U.S. This is often attributed to the historically high density of industrial facilities and the demand of second and third shift patrons. It is also because New York law allows bars to be open until 4 am (However, local municipalities can override it to an earlier time.) Several distinct and nightlife districts have grown around clusters of bars and nightclubs in the city. The most visible nightlife district is West Chippewa Street, located between Main Street and South Elmwood Avenue. Allentown is a several minute walk north to Allen Street.

Art and Music

Buffalo is home to over 50 private and public art galleries, most notably the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, home to a world-class collection of modern and contemporary art. The local art scene is also enhanced by the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, CEPA Gallery, and many small galleries and studios. AmericanStyle ranked Buffalo fourth in its list of America's top art destinations. Two street festivals the Allentown Art Festival and the Elmwood Festival of the Arts bring thousands of people to the city to browse and purchase original crafts. The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, which performs at Kleinhans Music Hall, is one of the city's most prominent performing arts institutions. Shea's Performing Arts Center, long known as Shea's Buffalo, is a 1920s movie palace that continues to show productions and concerts. Its interior was designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany.

Niagara Falls
The world has been beating a path to the Buffalo Niagara region since shortly after Father Louis Hennepin became the first European to describe the prodigious cadence of water that is the mighty Falls in 1678. Today, millions of tourists from around the world continue to come by plane, train and automobile to experience the grandeur of Niagara Falls. World-class attractions like the Maid of the Mistand the Cave of the Winds await the visitor who makes the short 20-minute drive from downtown Buffalo to Niagara Falls. Youll savor the spectacular views, the thundering roar, the delicate mists and shimmering rainbows of this true national treasure.

Fireworks Over the Falls