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