|
Buffalo Attractions:
Darwin D. Martin House
125 Jewett Parkway
Buffalo, NY
716-856-3858.
Admission charged includes tour of the Martin house and Graycliff, the Martin family's summer home on Lake Erie.
Master designer and architect Frank Lloyd Wright went to Buffalo to design the headquarters of a soap company, and executives were so impressed by his work that several commissioned him to design homes. The 1904 Darwin D. Martin House in North Buffalo is a classic example of Wright's Prairie style. The house is undergoing renovation but is still open for tours Saturday at 10 am and 1 pm and Sunday at 1 pm. Advance reservations are required.
Graycliff is a summer home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Darwin D. Martin family. Tours are April-October Tuesday-Thursday at 11 am and 2 pm, Friday at 3 pm, Saturday at 11 am and 3 pm, and Sunday at 1 pm and 4 pm
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. Phone 716-882-8700.
Tuesday-Saturday 11 am-5 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. Admission charged.
Free admission to the permanent collection Saturday 11 am-1 pm.
Often ranked as one of the country's top museums for modern art, with works by Picasso, Matisse, van Gogh, Monet and other masters
Amherst Museum
Restored historic buildings from the 1800s in a 35-acre/14-hectare park. Living-history demonstrations and tours are offered. The park is open April-October Tuesday-Friday 9:30 am-4:30 pm, Saturday and Sunday 12:30-4:30 pm; mid October-March Tuesday-Friday 9:30 am-4:30 pm. The historic buildings are open April-October only. US$5 adults, US$1.50 children. 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road (about 16 mi/26 km northeast of downtown Buffalo), Amherst. Phone 716-689-1440. http://www.amherstmuseum.org.
Burchfield-Penney Arts Center
Buffalo State College, Rockwell Hall
1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo.
716-878-6011
Tuesday-Saturday 10 am-5 pm, Sunday 1-5 pm. Admission Charged
Displays the world's largest collection of works by renowned American watercolorist Charles E. Burchfield. Handcrafted items from the Roycroft Arts and Crafts community in nearby East Aurora also are showcased.
African American Cultural Center
350 Masten Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
716-884-2013
Hours: Box Office: Mon-Thu, 9am-9pm, Fri - Sat, 10am-6pm. Only open on Sun during productions, 3pm.
Admission Charged
The AACC is home to the Paul Robeson Theatre, a showcase for the talents of African American playwrights, directors and actors, as well as home of the Drum Performance Company.
Michigan Avenue Baptist Church
511 Michigan Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14203
716-854-7976
Hours: Call for additional information
Admission Free
Michigan Avenue Baptist Church is Buffalo's best known underground railroad site. It is believed to be the oldest property continuously owned, operated and occupied by African-Americans in Western New York.
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
2655 South Park Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14218
716-827-1584
Hours: 10 am-5 pm Tuesday through Sunday, with additional hours (until 7pm) Thursday. Closed on Monday.
Admission Free
Come take a stroll through the most intact Frederick Law Olmsted landscape and arboretum in the country. Exotic horticultural treasures from different climates can be found in the Victorian Tri-dome glass conservatory. Visit the annual flower shows and see perhaps the largest collection of ivy in the world.
Buffalo Zoological Gardens
300 Parkside Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14214
716- 837-3900
Hours: Jun 1 - Sep 6, 10am-5pm; Sep 7 - Dec 31, 10am-4pm. Grounds remain open one hour after gate closes. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Admission Charged
The Zoo is a wonderful place for family fun, all year long! It's the only place in town to observe a wide variety of exotic and domestic animals in a natural setting.
Broadway Market
999 Broadway
Buffalo, NY 14212
716-893-0705
Hours: Mon - Fri, 8am - 5pm; Sat, 7am - 5pm. Closed Sundays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Easter Sunday.
Admission Free
Established in 1888, the Broadway Market is one of the oldest indoor markets in the United States. The market features old-world butcher shops and bakeries, candy shops and restaurants with an assortment of ethnic food vendors.
Forest Lawn Cemetery and Garden Mausoleums
1411 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
716-885-1600
Hours: Winter 7:30am-6pm; Summer 7:30am-5pm. Open holidays.
Admission Free
A breathtaking 269-acre cemetery designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, founded 1849 with outstanding examples of funerary art. On the State and National registers of historic places.
Q-R-S Music Technologies
1026 Niagara Street
Buffalo, NY 14213
716-885-4600 or 800-247-6557
Hours: Tours Mon - Fri, 10am & 2pm ONLY. Open year-round except holidays. Reservations preferred.
Admission Charged
Established in 1900, Q-R-S is the world's oldest and largest manufacturer of player piano rolls. Tour the factory to see how piano rolls are made. Historic instruments, as well as the latest compact disc player pianos on display. Rolls, CDs and tapes are available for purchase.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
641 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-884-0095
Hours: Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm; Sat & Sun, noon - 5pm. Closed holidays.
Admission Charged
Historic house museum where Theodore Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 26th President in 1901.
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
25 Nottingham Court (at Elmwood Avenue)
Buffalo, NY 14216
716-873-9644
Hours: Mon - Sat, 10am - 5pm; Sun, noon - 5pm. Open year round except major holidays.
Admission Charged
History lives here! The Historical Society offers engaging interpretive activities and exhibits for all ages utilizing its vast artifact, photograph and document collections to tell the stories of both ordinary and extraordinary people of Buffalo and WNY.
Buffalo & Erie County Naval and Military Park
One Naval Park Cove
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-847-1773
Hours: Apr - Oct, daily, 10am - 5pm; Nov, Sat - Sun, 10am - 4:30pm. Open holidays.
Admission Charged
This Buffalo waterfront attraction is purported to be the largest inland park of its kind in the nation. All branches of the Armed Forces are represented in the park's exhibits. Tour the decks and hulls of a guided missile cruiser, destroyer and WWII submarine. Inspect uniforms and memorabilia in the museum and exhibits aboard the ships. See planes, a tank and more!
Buffalo Fire Historical Museum
1850 William Street
Buffalo, NY 14206-1449
716-892-8400
Hours: Sat, 10am - 4pm. Closed holidays.
Admission Free
Dating from the 1850s, exhibits include an 1850 hand-pumper, an 1865 soda/acid cart, a 1907 hose wagon and steamer and a 1919 Arhens-Fox pumper.
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14211
716-896-5200
Hours: Tue - Sat, 10am - 5pm; Sun, noon - 5pm. Museum hours subject to change. Closed Holidays.
Admission Charged
An exciting world of hands-on learning in the Greater Niagara Region. From dinosaurs to exotic insects, explore more than a dozen fun filled exhibit halls tracing natural history and the human experience.
Buffalo Transportation/Pierce Arrow Museum
263 Michigan Avenue at 201 Seneca Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-853-0084
Hours: Sat 12pm-5pm; tours by appointment.
Admission Charged
Western New York-made automobiles, cycles, and automobilia focuses on local transportation history. Cars from 1901 to the 1960s, muscle cars, Pierce-Arrow, Thomas Flyers and more. Unique "Women and the Automobile" exhibit presents an in-depth look at the role women played in all phases of the automobile industry throughout the 20th Century.
Cofeld Judaic Museum of Temple Beth Zion
805 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
716-836-6565
Hours: Call for additional information
Admission Charged
Collection of more than a thousand Judaic artifacts dating from 10th Century to the present.
Iron Island Museum
998 Lovejoy Street
Buffalo, NY 14206-1123
716-892-3084
Hours: Mon, 2pm - 6pm; Thu, 5pm - 9pm; Fri & Sat, 10am - 1pm, or by appointment. Closed Labor Day, Christmas & New Year's Day.
Admission Charged
Historic 1895 building with three rooms of artifacts including railroad history, military items, Hennepin Park memories, New York Central Terminal gallery and model.
The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
453 Porter Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14201
716-885-4139
Hours: Mon - Sat, 10am - 5pm; Sun, 1pm - 5pm. Call for holiday hours.
Admission Free
Buffalo is one of seven U.S. cities to house a Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum. Exhibit highlights include the Wright Brothers, the Louisiana Purchase, the early history of the Bible, and great classical music composers.
Lower Lakes Marine Historical Society Museum
66 Erie Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-849-0914
Hours: Tue, Thu & Sat, 10am - 3pm.
Admission Charged
The museum - the former Howard H. Baker Company's ship chandlery built in 1830 - houses an extensive collection of maritime history relating to the creation of the Erie Canal. Photos, newspaper articles, model ships and wartime vessels are included in the displays of the 130-year history of boat building in Buffalo.
Mark Twain Museum of Buffalo
249 North Street
Buffalo, NY 14201
716-881-1454
Hours: Tours by advance reservation only. Sat. 10am, Sun. 1pm, Wed. 1pm.
Admission Charged
Learn about Mark Twain's time in Buffalo and the colorful history of the museum's 1877 mansion home, designed by noted architect Richard Waite.oo
| 
