Entertainment for Buffalo - Things to Do in Buffalo
Buffalo Things to do and see while in Buffalo
Museums and Historic Site in the Buffalo/Niagara Frontier Region
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, Erie
County
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, one of the country's
finest modern art museums, features magnificent works by Van Gogh, Matisse,
Picasso, Monet, Derain, Renoir and Warhol. Buffalo. 716-882-8700.
Anderson Gallery, Buffalo, Erie County
Anderson Gallery houses an extensive collection of contemporary paintings,
sculptures and graphics from World War II to the present. Buffalo.
716-834-7789.
Buffalo Science Museum, Buffalo, Erie County
At the Buffalo Museum of Science, visitors travel back to the land of
the dinosaurs, inspect larger-than-life insects, marvel at endangered
species and take quantum leaps through space. The museum's Tifft Nature
Preserve includes over 264 acres of undisturbed natural habitat within the
City of Buffalo.
Children's Museum , East Aurora, Erie County
Explore & more...A Children's Museum. Please touch! Experiment.
Discover. Play. Learn. East Aurora, Erie County. 716-655-5131. And while
you're there, relive your childhood at Toy Town Museum. Highlights
include a Fisher-Price Toy Collection from 1930-70 and ToyWorks, a kids'
interactive learning center. East Aurora. 716-687-5151.
Cofeld Judaic Museum , Buffalo, Erie County
The internationally renowned Cofeld Judaic Museum of Temple Beth Zion
displays over 1,000 Judaic artifacts dating from the 10th century in a
landmark temple. 716-886-7150.
Erie Canal Museum, Lockport, Niagara County
Approaching Locks 34 and 35 in Lockport, the vertical rock walls rise
abruptly on either side, revealing the jagged bone and torn sinew of the
canal's final challenge-the Niagara Escarpment. The "Famous Five" stair
locks, regarded as an engineering marvel when built, are now used only for
overflow. The old hydraulic power house that once operated the city's
locks and two lift bridges, is now a canal museum. Today, dual locks lift
boats 50 feet on their way to Lake Erie and points west.
Lackawanna Steel Museum, Lackawana, Erie County
Once home to the largest steel plant in the world, Lackawanna now pays
tribute to western New York's steelworkers at the Steel Plant Museum.
Photos, exhibits and memorabilia depicting the region's industrial past
are housed in the beautiful Carnegie Library. 716-823-0630.
Amherst Museum, Amherst, Erie County. 716-689-1409.
Buffalo Fire Historical Museum, Buffalo, Erie County. 716-892-8400.
Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, North Tonawanda, Niagara County. 716-693-1885.
Attractions in Buffalo/ Niagara Frontier Region
Artpark, Lewiston, Niagara
County
Artpark's name says it all. The 200-acre New York
State park, dedicated to the visual and performing arts, features a
2,300-seat indoor theater with outside lawn seating. Featured performances
include musicals; dance; classical, pop and jazz concerts. 800-659-PARK
Buffalo Philharmonic, Buffalo, Erie County
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the
nation's best, presents weekend classics and pops concerts. Highlights for
1997 include Doc Severinsen and Al Jarreau. Special Sunday Discovery
Series for Children. Weekday series: Sight, Sound & Symphony; TGIF Series.
Kleinhans Music Hall. 716-885-5000
Buffalo Zoo, Buffalo, Erie County
The lowland gorilla habitat continues to thrive at Buffalo Zoological
Gardens. Five gorillas have been born at the zoo and are under the age of
six. Attractions include the new African Predator Exhibit, displayed as
wild African plains; the World of Wildlife Discovery Center; Children's
Zoo, plus over 1,000 animals, including a rare white tiger. 716-837-3900
Niagara Falls, Niagara County
Visitors drink in the vista of Niagara's
relentless waters from many angles. Some promenade opposite the mighty
torrent on sidewalks barely damp with spray. Others gaze from the deck of
the Maid of the Mist
excursion boat just below the thundering cascade. Many more choose to peer
out from the Cave of the Winds behind the colossal cataract. A few gaze
from towers or even from the safety of a helicopter high above. Few would
deny that the waters of the American, Bridal Veil and Horseshoe Falls are
indeed numbered among the Seven Wonders of the World. 800-338-7890. Also,
the Niagara Power Project Visitors' Center & Fishing Platform, Lewiston.
716-285-3211. One of the largest hydroelectric power projects in the
world. Hands-on displays, computer games. Fishing platform & cleaning
station.
Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, Erie County
A crown jewel in Buffalo's cultural scene, Studio Arena Theatre is Western New York's only professional regional theater. Buffalo. 800-77-STAGE.
Niagara County Historical Society, Lockport. 716-343-7433.
Pedaling History Bicycle Museum, Orchard Park, Erie County. 716-662-3853.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, Buffalo, Erie County. 716-884-0095.
