History Museums

Buffalo’s position as the “Gateway to the West” put it front and center at many of the most pivotal moments and movements in the American experience of the 19th and 20th centuries. And there are several museums that tell the story of the history that happened here. Passionate about presidential history? The Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site is just for you. Interested in cars and the auto industry? The Buffalo Transportation-Pierce Arrow Museum has one of the largest collections of cars and related memorabilia in the entire country. Is World War II your area of interest? Tour the decks of a guided missile cruiser at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park. Or perhaps your a fan of life on the American frontier. If that’s the case, explore the  living history demonstrations at the Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village and Museum. If more contemporary history is your thing, make time to experience the NBC workspace of American television icon and Buffalo native son Tim Russert at the Buffalo History Museum. More of maritime history buff? Then see what life was like along Buffalo’s rough and tumble waterfront for much of its history at the Buffalo Harbor Museum. If industry and the lives of working men and women is a passion, get a glimpse of American industrial might at the Steel Plant Museum. Or if you’re just looking for a fun and entertaining experience with a historic twist, take a ride an antique wooden carousel at the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum.

Buffalo Maritime Center at the Longshed

1 Marine Drive
Buffalo, NY 14202

(716) 881-0111

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Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14211

(716) 896-5200

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Buffalo Presidential Center

One Lafayette Square
Buffalo, NY 14203

(716) 512-2025

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Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum

263 Michigan Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14203

(716) 853-0084

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Cheektowaga Historical Association

3329 Broadway
Cheektowaga, NY 14227

(716) 684-6544

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Cobblestone Museum

14393 Ridge Road West
Albion, NY 14411

(585) 589-9013

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Colored Musicians Club Museum

145 Broadway
Buffalo, NY 14203

(716) 842-0969

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Echoes Through Time Learning Center and Civil War Museum

39 East Main Street
Springville, NY 14141

(716) 870-0174

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Elbert Hubbard/Roycroft Museum

363 Oakwood Avenue
East Aurora, NY 14052

(716) 652-4735

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Father Baker Museum

767 Ridge Road
Lackawanna, NY 14218

(716) 828-9444

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Firemens’ Memorial Exhibit Center

4141 Seneca Street
West Seneca, NY 14224

(716) 712-0413

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Genesee Country Village and Museum

1410 Flint Hill Road
Mumford, NY 14511

(585) 538-6822

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