Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens glass ceiling

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Western New York

Tourism in this region revolves around Buffalo, New York State's second-largest city. After being the largest and most prosperous metropolis along the Great Lakes at the turn of the 19th century, Buffalo fell on hard times in the 20th, but is bouncing back in the 21st. Its amazing stock of heritage architecture is being restored and reinvented into hotels, museums and other businesses.

Attractions

Must-see attractions for your itinerary

The National Susan B Anthony Museum & House
Western New York
Although she was born in Adams, Massachusettes, Susan B Anthony lived in Rochester for 40 years in a modest house at 17 Madison St with her mother and…
Martin House Complex
Buffalo
This 15,000-sq-ft house, completed in 1905, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his friend and patron Darwin D Martin. Representing Wright's Prairie…
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Buffalo
The gallery's superb collection, which ranges from Degas and Picasso to Ruscha, Rauschenberg and other abstract expressionists, occupies a neoclassical…
Buffalo City Hall
Buffalo
This 32-story art deco masterpiece, opened in 1931 and beautifully detailed inside and out, towers over downtown. It's worth joining the free tour at noon…
Cave of the Winds
Western New York
On the northern corner of Goat Island, don a souvenir rain poncho and sandals (provided) and take an elevator down to walkways just 25ft from the crashing…
George Eastman Museum
Western New York
George Eastman, founder of Kodak Eastman and one of the forefathers of modern photography, lived as interesting a life as they come. His Rochester estate…
Strong Museum of Play
Western New York
There are few family-friendly activities that are as much a slam dunk as the Strong Museum of Play. This massive museum dedicated to toys and games is…
Outer Harbor
Buffalo
This narrow, 400-acre strip of land between the Buffalo River and Lake Erie serves as the city’s Central Park. The heart of the space is Wilkeson Pointe,…