| Buffalo is New York states second largest | | | | daily throughout the city, with a variety of |
| city. It was once a bustling industrial city | | | | tours specializing in important cultural and |
| is now better known for its colleges and | | | | historical aspects. |
| cultural scene. | | | | |
| | | | Whether its watching river otters romp in |
| The world has been beating a path to the | | | | their way cool pool at the Buffalo Zoo, |
| Buffalo Niagara region since shortly after | | | | getting soaked yourself on a summertime |
| Father Louis Hennepin became the first | | | | excursion on a Whirlpool Jet Boat Tour or |
| European to describe the prodigious cadence | | | | exploring the amazing collection of antique |
| of water that is the might Falls in 1678. | | | | toys at the Toy Town Museum, fun is easily |
| | | | found for you and your family. |
| While French explorer Robert LaSalle is | | | | |
| credited as the first white man to view the | | | | For an exhilarating ride into the Niagara |
| area in around 1628, it would be another 130 | | | | River gorge try a Whirlpool Jet Boat tour. |
| years before the first permanent French | | | | Its a 45 minute ride on the wild side for the |
| settlement was established. | | | | whole family from May through October. |
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| More recently, beginning in the early 1980s, | | | | It has four very pronounced seasons summer |
| the city has undergone a renaissance as old, | | | | winter spring and autumn. |
| smoke stack industries have been replaced | | | | |
| with financial and high technology firms. | | | | Bars and nightclubs in Buffalo can stay open |
| Additionally, the waterfront has been | | | | until late. Many bars in dont get going until |
| developed more wisely, with housing, | | | | sometime after midnight on weekends. There |
| businesses, restaurants and recreation | | | | are a lot of strips and bars to choose from. |
| replacing the steel mills and factories. | | | | |
| | | | With thousands of hotel rooms in the area, as |
| Passion for Greater Buffalos architecture, | | | | well as dozens of quaint country retreats and |
| history, and culture on our sleeves, by | | | | rustic bed and breakfasts, visitors to the |
| spreading the word and growing the movement | | | | region always have a number of options from |
| through tours, lectures, and presentations | | | | which to choose. Be it deluxe downtown |
| across Western New York to the general | | | | accommodations right in the middle of the |
| public, schools, and private groups.T he | | | | urban action or a peaceful couple of nights |
| recently launched Open Air Bus Tours by The | | | | spent in an inn overlooking the Niagara |
| Campaign for Greater Buffalo History, | | | | River, its all up to you. |
| Architecture and Culture runs several times | | | | |