TABLE FORWARD PARKS & GARDENS ARTS & CULTURE ARCHITECTURE OF CONTENTS . 3 . 5 . 21 . 53 OUR NEIGHBORHOODS FAIRS & FESTIVALS A P
FORWARD and Southern Ontario, it’s hard not to be awestruck by our vast wealth of arts, heritage, and special character of plac
PARKS & GARDENS “ Opposite: Kenan Center Garden Buffalo’s parks and gardens are a wealth of cultural gems that breathe life int
Opposite & Right: The Japanese Garden represents a gentle, horticultural gesture of friendship between two sister cities: Buffa
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens A perfect respite from the daily grind, the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
GardenWalk Buffalo GardenWalk Buffalo is a free, self-guided tour of more than 300 Buffalo gardens, making it the largest garde
Martin Luther King, Jr. Park Originally called The Parade, this magnificent 56-acre park, which serves as the cultural and recr
Hoyt Lake Hoyt Lake, the centerpiece of Delaware Park, is named in honor of William Ballard Hoyt II, a former member of the Sta
Delaware Park Left and Below: Now named for William L. Marcy Jr., a Delaware District councilperson during the late 1970s throu
Forest Lawn Cemetery Hiding in plain sight, right in the middle of the city, are 269 pastoral acres that define beauty and soli
ARTS & CULTURE “ In Buffalo, culture is so much more than rooms full of paintings, songs, plays, and elephants; it’s a quantifi
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society collects and preserves the artifacts
Buffalo Theater District Every year, the Theater District draws into Downtown Buffalo more than a million people who flock to o
Albright-Knox Art Gallery The Albright-Knox Art Gallery, one of the nation’s oldest public arts organizations, is a world-class
Burchfield-Penney Art Center The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is a museum dedicated to the art and vision of Charles E. Burchfi
Buffalo Zoo Founded in 1875, the Buffalo Zoo is the third oldest zoo in the U.S. and is listed on the National Historic Registe
Art is Everywhere Left: During Chalkwalk, teams of talented student artists create spectacular murals on Center Street on openi
Right: To the delight of the crowd in front of the Buffalo Museum of Science, artist and molten metal magician Simon Griffis an
Buffalo Museum of Science The Buffalo Museum of Science was designed by local architects Esenwein and Johnson with ten halls lo
ARCHITECTURE “ Here in Western New York, we not only have the privilege ofstanding on the shoulders of giants – we get to live
Built by the Masters Buffalo is literally a walkable encyclopedia of amazing architecture, told through the works of internatio
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin D. Martin House Complex Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1904 masterwork, the Darwin D. Martin House Complex, i
E. B. Green The works of Buffalo’s foremost architect in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Edward Brodhead Green, shaped and defi
Millionaires’ Row Nine elegant 19th century mansions on Delaware Avenue, once home to the city’s most conspicuously rich, are e
Millionaires’ Row (cont.) Opposite: Charles W. Goodyear House Built in 1902 by prominent local architects Green & Wicks, this e
Buffalo City Hall Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, Buffalo City Hall is one of the largest and talle
Houses of Worship Buffalo is blessed with an immense wealth of religious architecture. Far beyond mere bricks and mortar, these
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS “ Maps and the post office call Buffalo a city. In reality, we are an intertwined body of neighborhoods, each
Elmwood Village Elmwood Village was recently voted one of ten great neighborhoods in the U.S. by the American Planning Associat
Opposite: On Saturday mornings from mid-May through the end of November, the very popular Elmwood–Bidwell Farmers Market is a b
Buffalo’s Urban Village A resurgence in urban living has created a demand to repurpose buildings–many of which have stood vacan
Living on the Water’s Edge Opposite and below: Mesmerizing views of sailboats gently bobbing about and amazing sunsets make it
North Buffalo Opposite: A stroll down Hertel Avenue, the main commercial strip of North Buffalo, is a shopper’s delight, dotted
Broadway Market Holidays in Buffalo would not be complete without a timehonored pilgrimage to the Broadway Market, one of the o
Sports in Buffalo On the couch and on the courts, Buffalo has a well-earned reputation for ferociously supporting all of its sp
CELEBRATING OUR WATERFRONT “ Our waterfront is what built our past, is what will shape our future, and is one ofour greatest jo
Erie Basin Marina Erie Basin Marina is the heart of the burgeoning Buffalo waterfront. Sailboats skim gracefully into the inspi
Amistad In September 2003, with all of the pageantry the Western New York boating community could muster, the Freedom Schooner
Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park Established on July 4, 1979, the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park is
Buffalo Fireboat Edward M. Cotter The world’s oldest working fireboat, the Buffalo Fire Department’s Engine 20, was originally
Opposite: Times Beach, located literally on the shores of Downtown Buffalo, was a real beach prior to the 1950s, when it began
FAIRS & FESTIVALS “ Whether it’s celebrating a once-discarded chicken part, the removal of the ice-boom, or attending a parade
National Buffalo Wing Festival
It’s hard to imagine a nicer way to enjoy a beautiful Labor Day weekend afternoon than in Dunn Tire Park, eating our homegrown
Thursday at the Square Downtown Buffalo knows how to throw a party. Thursday at the Square is a free weekly concert series that
Erie County Fair The Erie County Fair and Exposition, also known as “America’s Fair,” is held in Hamburg every August. This is
Hertel Avenue Italian Heritage Festival One of the five largest street festivals in the nation today, the Italian Heritage and
Taste of Buffalo One of the region’s signature events, the Taste of Buffalo is the largest two-day food festival in the United
Boom Days Boom Days celebrates the lifting of the Lake Erie–Niagara River Ice Boom. Never mind calendars and groundhogs, this i