Buffalo’s Top Ten

1. Visit the world-class art collection at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery and have lunch at the Muse Restaurant.
2. Experience the restorations of two magnificent Frank Lloyd Wright homes – the Darwin D. Martin House in Buffalo’s beautiful Parkside neighborhood and the Graycliff Estate overlooking Lake Erie in nearby Derby.
3. Take a photo at Terrapin Point in Niagara Falls State Park, ride the Maid of the Mist and experience the hurricane deck at the Cave of the Winds.
4. Sample a simmering plate of authentic chicken wings at the Anchor Bar – the place they were invented.
5. Discover why architecture buffs love Buffalo on a walking tour of downtown or the Allentown Preservation District.
6. Check out the antique shops, galleries, pubs, boutiques and bistros of the Elmwood Village, recently named one of America’s top ten neighborhoods by the American Planning Association.
7. Visit the “Gateway to the West” at the recently restored Erie Canal Harbor and step aboard the World War II-era destroyer and submarine at the Buffalo & Erie County Naval and Military Park.
8. Take in a concert by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in the acoustic and architectural perfection of Kleinhans Music Hall or see a show in the awe-inspiring splendor of Shea’s Performing Arts Center.
9. Stop and smell the flowers at the magnificent tri-domed crystal palace of the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens or enjoy the new otter and sea lion exhibits at the historic Buffalo Zoo.
10. Go out on the town. Chippewa Street’s bars, clubs and restaurants really rock!