Buffalo NY Tourism and Sightseeing

Best Time to Visit Buffalo New York

Beautiful Buffalo, NY has stunning views all four seasons of the year. People looking to visit should typically come between the months of May and December. In the summer months, one can enjoy an abundant array of activities. A new $49 million public waterfront on the Erie Canal provides opportunities to bike, boat, shop, eat, and learn about the city’s rich history. The 2007 completion of the Erie Canal Harbor Project will welcome visitors year-round to a new public space for recreation, events and concerts, as well as an expanded waterfront serving as a prime destination for cruise ships, large vessels and recreational boats. Also, Buffalo is host to numerous festivals ranging from the Italian Festival to the nationally recognized Wing Festival.

The Fall and Winter months have just as much to offer. Mid September is the launch of theatre season. Historical Shea’s Performing Arts Center, along with 13 other theatres, wow theater-goers with Broadway shows to intimate productions. The changing season launches a vibrant display of colors, from all the trees that populate our historic Forest Lawn Cemetary to the freshly snow coated sidewalks of our Erie Canal Harbor. Let’s not forget the hundreds of shops and stores located all around Buffalo to do your Holiday Shopping.
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Average Buffalo Weather

Buffalo is a four season city. While we tend to get a bad rap, four seasons work in our favor to allow visitors and residents to participate in a wide variety of activities. On average, the summer months range from the low 70s to mid to upper 80s, excellent weather for swimming, golfing etc. The winter months get a bit chilly with averages anywhere from the mid teens to upper 20s. Fall months tend to average a wide scale range; anywhere from the mid 70s in September to the mid 40s in November. Spring is quite similar to fall, with lower temperatures in March (average mid 40s) to higher temperatures in May (average mid 60s). Ski lovers take note, the average snowfall per year in Buffalo is 93 inches. With the numerous ski slopes and resorts located a close drive away, Buffalo is a great winter destination.

Transportation

Buffalo Niagara International Airport is a first class airport that has plenty of low cost airlines that make visiting our “City of Good Neighbors” as easy -and affordable- as can be. There are 102 daily non-stop flights with service to 24 cities. Buffalo is serviced by Amtrak and Greyhound. An interesting stat about Buffalo: 55% of the United States’ population and 65% of Canada’s population live within 500 miles of the Buffalo Niagara region.

In-Season Costs

Buffalo offers everything from luxurious boutique hotels to quaint bed and breakfast inns. Depending on your taste and budget, visitors may find themselves downtown enjoying our urban nightlife or tucked away in a village shopping for antiques.

Buffalo has restaurants in all price ranges. Expect to pay at least $20 per person for dinner with wine in a moderately priced restaurant. All the major restaurant chains have area outlets.

New York Tourism - Buffalo Attractions, Activities and Day Trips

Buffalo will surprise and delight you with outstanding theatre, a world-class symphony, extraordinary architecture, non-stop nightlife, one of the world’s top collections of modern art, charming bistros and restaurants, great shopping and major league sports. With a broad range of fun activities for the whole family, from craft fairs and cultural festivals to jet boat tours and ghost walks, there is never a shortage of things to occupy your time.

Major Attractions in and around town:

• Albright Knox Art gallery
• Burchfield Penney Art Center
• Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin D. Martin House
• Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park
• The Buffalo Zoo
• Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
• Historic Shea’s Performing Arts Center
• Buffalo Transportation/Pierce-Arrow Museum
• The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum
• Buffalo & Erie Country Botanical Gardens
• Artpark
• Martin’s Fantasy Island

• The “Grand Canyon of the East” at Letchworth State Park
• The Internationally-acclaimed Victorian village at the Chautauqua Institution
• Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff on Lake Erie

Things to do in Buffalo NY, Sightseeing and Buffalo NY Tourism