Buffalo deserves to be known for
more than hellishly cold winters, divinely spicy chicken wings
and the NFL’s Buffalo Bills. Buffalo is a vital, architecturally
handsome city with sophisticated cultural attractions and a strong
academic presence balanced with reliable, blue-collar virtues.
The Elmwood neighborhood is full of good restaurants, bookstores
and boutiques. The city is also developing its waterfront on the
confluence of the Niagara and Buffalo Rivers and the soon-to-be
established state park on Lake Erie.
Architecture enthusiasts will enjoy seeing the sights in Buffalo.
The Prudential Building, built in 1895, is the 1st modern skyscraper.
Buffalo’s city hall is a magnificent Art Deco edifice with
an observatory on the roof offering fabulous views of the city.
The dome of the M&T Bank is gilded with 140,000 sheets of
23.75-carat gold.
Art and History buffs won’t be disappointed in Buffalo.
Fredrick Law Olmstead, designer of Central Park in New York City
among other things, designed Delaware Park, which houses the celebrated
Albright-Knox Gallery. More of a museum than a gallery the Albright-Knox
Gallery features work by French Impressionists and many notable
American artists like Pollack, O’Keefe, and Liechtenstein.
The Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site at the
Wilcox Mansion tells the fascinating story of Teddy’s emergency
swearing in after President William McKinley’s assassination.
There are outdoor adventures in Buffalo, like hunting, hiking
and fishing in the surrounding countryside. Visitors who have
a little time should try taking a cruise on the Erie Canal or
seeing the wineries on the Chautauqua-Lake Erie Wine Trail.
Flying travelers can get to Buffalo New
York via the Niagara International Airport.
Homegrown indy-rock chartreuse Annie De
Franco runs her record label, Righteous Babe Records, in Buffalo New
York.
Buffalo Wings, for the uninitiated, are
deep-fried chicken wings dipped in a spicy sauce and served with blue-cheese
dressing and celery. Buffalo’s The Anchor Bar claims to have invented
them, and they still serve them there.
