Sightseeing
There’s plenty of things to do and places to see in Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Start your adventure at Niagara Falls State Park in Niagara Falls NY for optimal viewing of the falls. Enjoy the awe-inspiring scenery from above as you take a helicopter tour with Rainbow Air, or explore the roar of Niagara Falls from the base of the falls on a Maid of the Mist tour. The Aquarium of Niagara features over 1,500 aquatic creatures from sharks to seals and from penguins to electric eels. Nestled between the Niagara Escarpment and Lake Ontario is the Niagara Wine Trail. Spend the day traveling from one winery to another. In Buffalo there's the Darwin D. Martin House Complex featuring more Frank Lloyd Wright designed unique art-glass patterns than any other work by the prolific architect. The Buffalo Museum of Science offers an exciting world of hands-on learning from dinosaurs to exotic insects. The Edwardian greenhouses of the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens will lure you in with the exotic scent of plants and flowers from all over the world. The Erie Canal Harbor is home to the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park – the largest inland park of its kind in the nation – here on Buffalo’s waterfront. The Buffalo/Niagara region boasts the first and most complete system of parks and parkways designed by America’s greatest landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted. Situated on Delaware Park in Buffalo NY, the Buffalo Zoo spans 23.5 acres and is home to more than 1000 animals.
Aquarium of Niagara701 Whirlpool Street |
Niagara’s other Water Wonder! Dive into a world of discovery beneath the waves. Encounter fishes from the Great Lakes to the Coral Reefs, including sharks, skates, piranha and clown fish. California sea lions and a colony of Peruvian penguins will greet you daily with scheduled activities. Gift shop. Enj ... MORE » |
Arrowhead Spring Vineyards4746 Town Line Road |
Perched high on the Niagara Escarpment USA, Arrowhead Spring Vineyards tasting room offers panoramic views of our estate vineyards and pastoral Niagara County. With a focus on making the highest quality barrel aged wines from estate and locally grown grapes, we offer a tasting list featuring several wines including Syrah, Cabernet, Meritage blen ... MORE » |
Black Willow Winery5565 West Lake Road |
Situated on a 43-acre lake view estate, surrounded by orchards, Black Willow Winery produces a variety of traditional grape wines and mead (honey wine). The gift shop features specialty items from local artists as well as artisan cheeses. |
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens2655 South Park Avenue |
A local and national treasure, the Gardens is a national historic site, education center and tourist destination full of exotic horticulture treasures. This breathtaking glass conservatory is home to many palm trees, fruit trees, hundreds of tropical plants, exotic varieties of orchids, begonias, herbs, cacti, succulents and ivy, just to n ... MORE » |
Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military ParkOne Naval Park Cove |
The park, with its three U.S. Navy ships, military museum and artifacts from all of the Armed Forces, is the largest inland park of its kind in the United States. You can go aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Little Rock, the submarine USS Croaker and the destroyer USS The Sullivans. Also on display are vintage fighter planes, a h ... MORE » |
Buffalo Harbor Cruises/Miss Buffalo IIDock Location- |
“See Buffalo from a sailor’s point of view.” Cruise Buffalo’s beautiful waterfront while experiencing Lake Erie, the Niagara River and the Black Rock Lock and Canal. Enjoy narrated sightseeing cruises aboard the Miss Buffalo II. Snack bar and fully-licensed beverage bars on board. Adult fee - $15 a ... MORE » |
Buffalo Museum of ScienceBuffalo Museum of Science |
The Buffalo Museum of Science is inspiring curiosity through exploration! Just minutes from downtown Buffalo. BMS offers traveling exhibits, a 3D cinema and more than a dozen permanent exhibit halls, including “Dinosaurs & Co.”, “Our Place In Space” and “Gems & Minerals”. Do real scie ... MORE » |
Buffalo Transportation/ Pierce-Arrow Museum201 Seneca Street (@ Michigan Ave.) |
Automobiles, cycles, automobilia featuring Buffalo’s transportation history. Great ambience for banquets, parties, meetings and reunions. Hold your event in the midst of the Museum’s unique collection of antique cars and displays. Call for hours. Free on-site parking. |
Buffalo Zoo300 Parkside Avenue |
Founded in 1875, the Buffalo Zoo is the third oldest zoo in the United States. Each year, the Zoo welcomes approximately 440,000 visitors. Located on 23.5 acres of Buffalo’s beautiful Delaware Park, the Zoo exhibits a diverse collection of more than 1,000 wild and exotic animals and more than 340 different species of plants.&nb ... MORE » |
Explore & More Children's Museum300 Gleed Avenue |
Explore & More is where fun & learning play together! With hands-on exhibits and great programs, playing and exploring at Explore & More is smart and fun! Open Wednesday - Saturday 10-5; Sunday 12-5 and the first Friday of every month 10-8. Open select school holidays. Admission $5 per person. Find us on ... MORE » |
Darien Lake Theme Park Resort9993 Allegheny Road |
Darien Lake Theme Park Resort is New York’s largest theme park and water park vacation destination, with more than 100 rides, shows, attractions and a 20,000-capacity concert venue! With six world-class roller coasters and home to the Ride of Steel, experience the heart-pounding thrills. SplashTown water park is the perfect way ... MORE » |
Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House Complex125 Jewett Parkway |
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin D. Martin House Complex (1903-1905) is a National Historic Landmark and one of Wright’s finest residential designs. Tours of the Complex and exhibits in the Eleanor and Wilson Greatbatch Pavilion underscore timeless themes of daring, vision and the American spirit revealed through the famed architect ... MORE » |
Leonard Oakes Estate Winery10609 Ridge Road |
The Oakes Family has 90 years of ties to agriculture and the land along the shores of Lake Ontario. Unique and fertile soils left behind by the glaciers of the last ice age, combined with a climate moderated by the gentle breezes and deep waters of the lake, have provided us with a rare viticultural resource. We invite you to taste the fru ... MORE » |
The Limousine Service1165 Erie Avenue |
Convenience & Style at a Reasonable Price! Leave the driving to us with our new Lincoln & Cadillac stretches and our luxury SUV’s, whether you’re going to the casino, the prom, a sporting event, a concert, or out for the night. Call The Limousine Service for a private tour of Western New York and Canada. Win ... MORE » |
Maid of the MistNiagara Falls, NY 14303 |
Explore the roar of Niagara Falls on the Maid of the Mist. This world-famous boat ride cruises up to the base of the American Falls, then to the basin of the commanding Horseshoe Falls. Feel your heart race as you take in the experience of confronting millions of gallons of water crashing down like thunder into enormous rock formatio ... MORE » |
Niagara County History CenterErie Canal Discovery Center |
A three site campus of historic buildings, artifacts and interactive exhibits about Niagara County History. |
Niagara Landing Wine Cellars4434 Van Dusen Road |
Nestled in vineyards of native and European varieties, dating back to the late 1800’s, Niagara Landing Wine Cellars boasts award winning wines ranging from the smooth and fruity Boxer Blush to our rich and full Baco Noir. Venture off the beaten path to take advantage of this quaint respite and wine for every occasion. |
Niagara Parks CanadaAlong the Niagara Parkway |
For year-round attractions and awe-inspiring Falls experiences, visit Niagara Parks Canada. Your adventure begins at Table Rock looking over the brink of the thundering Horseshoe Falls. Table Rock is the landmark building where you can experience the Falls, like nowhere else, at two thrilling attractions: Niagara’s Fury a ... MORE » |
Niagara Power Vista5777 Lewiston Road (Route 104) |
Enjoy Free Family Fun at the Niagara Power Vista, the NYPA Niagara Power Project’s handicapped accessible visitors center located just four miles downstream from the Falls. We’ve got fun down to a science with more than 50 interactive exhibits so all ages can learn about hydroelectricity. Enjoy spectacular views from the ... MORE » |
Old Fort Niagara2 Scott Avenue |
Visit an 18th Century Fort and meet the people who made America. Located at the scenic convergence of the Niagara River and Lake Ontario, the Fort offers six original 18th Century buildings, including the c.1726 French Castle, as well as Living History Programs, Musket Demonstrations, Artillery Firing, Historical Characters, Native America ... MORE » |
Our Lady of Victory Basilica & National Shrine767 Ridge Road |
One of Western New York’s most exquisite landmarks, the Basilica attracts visitors worldwide. Rivaling the great churches of Europe and built in 1926 as a gift of thanks to the Blessed Mother, it is the final resting place of Venerable Nelson Baker, a current candidate for sainthood. Prominent features of the shrine include breathtaking pa ... MORE » |
Rainbow Air, Inc.454 Main St. (next to Howard Johnson’s) |
Rainbow Air, Inc. invites you and your family to experience the splendor of the Niagara by air. Our quiet turbine engine helicopters will provide you with the most unique experience of your visit to Niagara Falls. Your limousine to the sky awaits you and yours to enjoy the majestic power and beauty of the falls from the air. Co ... MORE » |
Schulze Vineyards & Winery2090 Coomer Road |
The Schulze Family invites you to gather around our charming cherry wood bar and experience wine making at its finest. We are an Estate Winery, producing vinifera, hybrids and native grapes. Our commitment to growing the highest quality grapes is the hallmark of our award-winning wines. |
Skylon Tower5200 Robinson Street |
There are many ways to take in the majesty of the mighty Niagara Falls, but none are more famous or breath-taking than the view from high atop the Skylon Tower. At the Skylon Tower 3 glass-enclosed “Yellow-Bug” exterior elevators will whisk you silently to the top. Here the view from indoor and outdoor Observation Decks p ... MORE » |
Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours115 S. Water Street |
Celebrating 20 years, Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours is an exhilarating white water experience on the Niagara River with awe-inspiring scenery, historical significance and class five rapids through Devil’s Hole. Get absolutely soaked aboard our “Wet Jet” or remain completely dry while aboard our “Jet Dome”. To ... MORE » |
Vizcarra Vineyards and Becker Brewing3724 Quaker Road |
Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of our tasting rooms while sampling a variety of our red, white and fruit wines. There’s something for everyone, even the beer lovers. Becker Brewing offers a fine selection of microbrews. |
