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Buffalo

Buffalo is a city in the U.S.

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state of New York. It lies in Western New York on the eastern shore of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River on the Canada–United States border, with a population of 278,349 at the 2020 census. The Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area, with over 1.23 million residents, is the second-largest metropolitan area in New York State behind only the New York City metropolitan area, and the 51st-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Buffalo is the county seat of Erie County.

Get in

Getting to Buffalo

  1. 01
    Buffalo Niagara International Airport

    The Buffalo Niagara International Airport serves Buffalo as well as Niagara Falls, the rest of Western New York, Northwest Pennsylvania, and Southern Ontario.

  2. 02
    Buffalo-Depew

    The Buffalo-Depew station can be reached by cab or (with considerable difficulty) via NFTA Metro Bus #46 — Lancaster.

  3. 03
    Buffalo-Exchange Street
  4. 04
    Buffalo Metropolitan Transportation Center
See

Worth seeing

For detailed listings of attractions, please see the respective district articles. Buffalo's wealth of cultural attractions is surprising given the city's somewhat small size. The museums here are many and varied, and are a point of pride for Buffalo's citizens. Arguably the most interesting among them are a great number of institutions that focus on the area's past.

  1. 01
    Buffalo History Museum
  2. 02
    Lower Lakes Marine Historical Society Museum
  3. 03
    Colored Musicians' Club Museum

    145 Broadway (Metro Bus 1, 2, 4, 6, 14, 16, 24 or 42; Metro Rail: Lafayette Square),.

  4. 04
    Nash House Museum

    36 Nash St (Metro Bus 1, 2, 4, 6, 14, 16 or 42; Metro Rail: Lafayette Square),.

  5. 05
    Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum
  6. 06
    Buffalo Fire Historical Society Museum
Do

Things to do

The festivals and events listed in this section take place at multiple venues city- or regionwide. For events specific to a particular venue or neighborhood, see the respective district articles. The lion's share of festivals and events in Buffalo take place during the warm months, naturally, but efforts have been made to expand the slate of offerings in winter as well. Buffalo Greek Fest.

  1. 01
    Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino

    Boasts over 1,100 slot machines and 36 table games.

  2. 02
    Buffalo Raceway

    5600 McKinley Pkwy, Hamburg (on the grounds of the Erie County Fair).

  3. 03
    Alleyway Theatre
  4. 04
    Irish Classical Theatre Company
  5. 05
    Road Less Traveled Theatre

    Develops and produces works by local playwrights.

  6. 06
    Shea's Performing Arts Center
Eat

Where to eat

No visit is complete without trying some Buffalo wings. Oh, sure, everyone thinks they've tried them, but nothing compares to the ones you can get in Buffalo. (But please don't call them "Buffalo wings"; around here, they're just "wings".) The classic recipe, as originated in 1964 at the Anchor Bar on Main Street, is a chicken wing fried up crisp, then tossed in a mixture of butter and hot sauce (Frank's Red Hot for…

How locals move

Getting around Buffalo the local way

  • Get inInternational flights are handled by low-cost charter carrier Vacation Express, with seasonal routes to Cancún, Montego Bay, and Punta Cana.
  • Go nextThe beaches along Lake Erie south of Buffalo are popular summer day trips.

From Wikivoyage: Buffalo, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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