Our Lady of Victory National Shrine & Bascilica
In August 2021, the OLV Family celebrates 100 years since the Basilica’s cornerstone was laid and blessed. Over the next five years, the Centennial Celebration will honor the Shrine’s first century and blaze a bold, vibrant path for the next 100 years!
The Celebration’s theme is “All Are Welcome,” and we invite everyone to visit and be re-inspired by one of Western New York’s most revered places.
www.olvbasilica.org
Buffalo Heritage Carousel – Located in Canalside
The fully restored Buffalo Heritage Carousel, a vintage, park-style, menagerie carousel, custom designed and manufactured in 1924 by Spillman Engineering in North Tonawanda for Domenick De Angelis, has returned to Buffalo. Easy access by Metro Rail.
www.buffaloheritagecarousel.org
Canalside – Quick free ride on the above ground Metro Rail
Canalside is at the heart of downtown Buffalo’s waterfront revitalization. Located at the 1825 terminus of the Erie Canal, the site’s storied history is just as exciting as its future!
buffalowaterfront.com/canalside
Elmwood Village
Be there in less than 20 minutes by taking the NFTA Metro Bus. Then walk the village at your leisure.
Forest Lawn
The Forest Lawn app allows you to “visit” the cemetery for a self-guided, virtual reality-style tour from anywhere at any time. It includes 80 “tour stops” – each featuring one of the most popular and frequently visited locations in Forest Lawn, including the final resting places of our most famous “permanent residents.
forest-lawn.com/tours-events
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site | Bringing A Legend To Life
TRivia Nite HYBRID Edition Tues, Apr 19 | 6:30pm ET. The TR Site’s TRivia Nite has been described as “good, nerdy fun” . . . and it’s now a hybrid event, featuring simultaneous in-person play at the TR Site, as well as an online/virtual component.. Don’t miss one of our most popular programs!
Darwin Martin House
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House – Buffalo, NY
The mission and programs of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House are supported in part by public funds from New York State (Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, State University of New York and New York State Council on the Arts), the County of Erie, and the City of Buffalo, and by our generous donors and friends.
The number 8 0r 23 Metro Bus will take you there in 15 minutes.
martinhouse.org
Buffalo Double Decker Bus Tours
Simply put, we tell the story of Buffalo. We believe that every aspect of our tours and murder mysteries should be entertaining. If you learn something along the way, there’s no extra charge.
buffalodoubledeckerbus.com
Explore Buffalo Tours
Visitors, residents, and students of all ages are invited to experience Buffalo’s unique architectural and historical legacy up-close with the expert volunteers of Explore Buffalo, dedicated to providing the city’s friendliest, most comprehensive, best informed tours.
explorebuffalo.org
Explore the waterfront
From Canalside to Outer Harbor, Silo City to LaSalle Park, use the interactive map to discover everything the Buffalo Waterfront has to offer.
buffalowaterfront.com
Grand Lady Cruises – Departs from Riverworks
Visitors, residents, and students of all ages are invited to experience Buffalo’s unique architectural and historical legacy up-close with the expert volunteers of Explore Buffalo, dedicated to providing the city’s friendliest, most comprehensive, best informed tours.
www.grandlady.com
Buffalo River History Tours
We offer Buffalo River tours and narrated tours inside the grain elevators of Silo City. Hear the story of the Erie Canal, Buffalo’s history as the largest grain port in the world, and experience the nation’s largest collection of standing grain elevators from just a few feet away.
www.buffaloriverhistorytours.com
Spirit of Buffalo – Departs from Canalside
Sail back in time aboard the Spirit of Buffalo and discover traditional sailing on a classic 73 foot topsail schooner. This beautiful schooner with its magnificent red sails is available for day and evening sails on Lake Erie, sunset sails, craft brew cruises, wine in the wind sails, children’s pirate adventures, and educational excursions.
spiritofbuffalo.com
Buffalo Tiki Tours
Buffalo Tiki Tours is Buffalo’s Newest & Coolest Water Experience! Take a relaxing tour around Buffalo’s Inner Harbor on a Hawaiian style Tiki Hut with you and 5 of your friends! Why fly to the islands when we’ve brought the island experience to the Buffalo Waterfront?
www.buffalotikitours.com
Buffalo Harbor Cruises
In 1971, the Hayhurst family bought a small passenger boat and named her the Miss Buffalo … the rest is history! We are proud to have been an important part of so many stories, experiences and events out on the great waterways of Buffalo!
www.buffaloharborcruises.com
Moondance Cat
It’s always a marvelous night aboard the moondanceCat, but don’t forget to soak up the sun along our daily sails. The moondanceCat is 56’ long and 31’ wide, built by SeaIsland Boatworks in Charleston, South Carolina, a Kurt Hughes design modeled after the original moondance. Setting sail into a new horizon of accommodation, moondanceCat cruises with up to 75 passengers.
www.moondancecat.com
Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruises
Group Cruises, Cruise & Food Packages, Canalside Banquets. Our unique and versatile facility is perfect for a variety of activities – Casual Parties, Weddings, Meetings, Reunions, Memorials, Company Picnics, or any time you want a unique memorable event.
lockportlocks.com
