Buffalo. Be Surprised.

Stand where Teddy Roosevelt stood when he took the oath of office. See one of the world’s great collections of modern art. Tour Frank Lloyd Wright’s grandest Prairie Style house. Stroll through one of America’s great neighborhoods. Explore a South American rainforest. Enjoy Shakespeare’s plays of love and laughter. Visit the birthplace of the American Arts & Crafts Movement. Cool off at Erie Canal Harbor. Make it a memorable summer. Visit Buffalo. Be surprised.

The new visitbuffaloniagara.com is designed to give you the insider’s perspective on our surprising city -- Buffalo, New York. You’ll find complete visitor information and travel planning resources for Buffalo and Niagara Falls, as well as everything you need to plan a great getaway, including information on Buffalo attractions, Buffalo hotels, Buffalo shopping, Buffalo events, and Buffalo dining. Come see what lies at the other end of Niagara’s rainbow.

LOCALS TALK: The Insider’s Guide to Buffalo

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WHERE TO SEE FIREWORKS

Here's a list of the various Independence Day fireworks shows around Buffalo Niagara. Each show is expected to start at dusk or shortly after that.

THE BUZZ ABOUT BUFFALO

The Cleveland Plain Dealer recently raved about Buffalo’s preservation efforts in the saving and restoration of the region’s architectural gifts from the past generations. Plain Dealer Architectural Critic Steven Litt said that “Buffalo is rising to the occasion, big time” when it comes to saving treasures like Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin D. Martin House Complex and Graycliff Estate, as well as The Roycroft Campus. The article also praises the artistic treasures residing at the Albright Knox Art Gallery and the new Burchfield Penney Arts Center. more info>

The New York Times Summer Travel Magazine features an article that “surveys the global artistic landscape and picks the best of the best.” Guess who’s on the Times’ short list? Buffalo, no less. According to the tastemakers at the Times, Buffalo is “getting buzz as a center for creative types” and recommends that its readers visit the new Burchfield Penney Art Center, the Darwin D. Martin House Complex, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery and Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center. Click here to find out why. more info>

Yet another major media outlet is noticing the exciting things going on in and around the City of Good Neighbors. The New York Post encourages its readers to “experience some of the best that summer in North America has to offer” and places Buffalo at number 26 on its list of 100 Summer Destinations. The Post goes on to describe Buffalo as a “jewel-in-the-rough that shakes its blues away with an impressive series of events and festivals” each summer. more info>

BUFFALO: A 2009 DISTINCTIVE DESTINATION
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named Buffalo one its 2009 Dozen Distinctive Destinations, citing the city's "staggering range of cultural resources as well as some of the country's most captivating architecture" as the rationale for Buffalo's inclusion on this very prestigious list. Since 2000, the Trust has annually selected communities across the United States that offer cultural and recreational experiences different from the typical vacation destination. In the Trust's estimation, Buffalo convincingly meets this standard. The complete announcement can be found here. A downloadable PDF of a brochure highlighting a Dozen Distinctive Buffalo Sites and a Dozen Distinctive Buffalo Experiences is here.

BODY WORLDS
BODY WORLDS & The Story of the Heart, the international museum blockbuster seen by over 27 million people worldwide, will open for the first time in New York State at the Buffalo Museum of Science beginning July 9th for a limited engagement. Inspired by the latest advances in the fields of anatomy and cardiology, this innovative public exhibition offers insights on the human body and disease with a special focus on the heart, and features more than 200 authentic human specimens. more info>