Introducing Buffalo
This undeservedly maligned working class city does have long, cold winters and its fair share of abandoned industrial buildings but it also has a vibrant community of college students and 30-somethings living well in cheap real estate and gorging on this city’s unique and tasty cuisine. When the General Mills factory on the Buffalo River is churning out Coco Puffs, downtown even sometimes smells like chocolate. Native local hero Ani DiFranco, who has chosen her hometown as the place to base her indie music label, is in the vanguard of an ongoing effort to revitalize this former booming terminus of the Erie Canal. Settled by the French in 1758 – its name is believed to derive from beau fleuve (beautiful river). Just an hour south of Niagara Falls, Buffalo is about an eight-hour trip from New York City.
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The helpful Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau (716-852-0511; www.buffalocvb.org; 617 Main St) has good walking-tour pamphlets and a great website.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: 6 week trip itinerary. Thoughts?
by pizwat 01 June 2012
The YYZ flights could well be the most expensive of your trip. If you need wheels while in TO and want to save money, you could consider…
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One month (West coast + NY + Boston)
by travelsg_87 29 May 2012
Hi all! I'm planning a trip with my family and would like some feedback on our planned route. We are a family of four travelling from…
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by Christnp 21 May 2012
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