Added: 05/01/2006 |
Enjoy a Buffalo vacation with Buffalo tours.Buffalo is a relatively young city, but you'll find it on the map as one of the most important business centers in the United States. Beginning in the early 1980s, the city has been enjoying something of a renaissance as old, "smoke stack" industries have been replaced with financial and high technology firms. Additionally, the waterfront has been developed more wisely, with housing, businesses, restaurants and recreation replacing the steel mills and factories.
Now, visitors and residents can enjoy attractions such as the Erie Basin Marina with its restaurant, the Hatch. Or take a lake cruise on the Miss Buffalo. Or appreciate a step back in time at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park. Or discover resorts Buffalo special attractions. Located only a half an hour from Buffalo, Kissing Bridge Ski Resort offers a variety of runs for skiers of all levels and more.
You could say that the city is in its second youth and is obviously taking advantage of it! Go on a sightseeing trip over the city with one of spectacular Buffalo tours, offering an abundance of activities and sights.
Architectural Treasures Tours are customized Buffalo tours acquainting you with the architectural heritage of Buffalo. Among the Buffalo tours are Opulent Buffalo, which features turn of the century mansions, Symbols of Power, which looks at government buildings such as the city hall, and Designing a City, which examines the downtown core.
Downtown Buffalo Tours are for those who enjoy beautiful architecture. You will find Buffalo's side-by-side mix of historic buildings and new construction a treat to explore. Across Swan Street you'll see Dunn Tire Park, the home of the Buffalo Bisons Baseball Club since 1987. Designed to recall older ballparks with its green metal roof, arched entrances and old-style stone facade, this facility is a summertime favorite of the area's residents and visitors.
Large Open Courtyard is an important part of Buffalo tours, featuring the Main Street Pedestrian Mall, created upon the opening of Buffalo's rapid rail line, stretches from the waterfront north to Tupper Street in the heart of the Theater District. One site that shouldn't be missed in the theater district is Shea's Performing Arts Center, a historic venue which hosts events from concerts to Broadway plays. Designed by Cornelius and George Rapp, the most influential theater designers of the time, the center boasts a Baroque interior, chandeliers and marble-lined lobby.
If the walking Buffalo tours leave you wanting to see more of the city, here are two suggestions that you may want to try:
See Buffalo from the water with Miss Buffalo Cruises. This line offers a variety of day, evening and weekend cruises in-season. Some cruises offer dining and dancing with live music. Boats depart from Marine Drive, by the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park.
You can also see Buffalo or Niagara Falls from the air. Buffalo Airfield will give you a bird's-eye view of Buffalo or Niagara Falls from their Cessna 172 aircraft. The Buffalo flight is 30 minutes long and the Niagara Falls flight is 45 minutes and includes Buffalo too.
Buffalo is also the site of an intricate six-park system created by Frederick Law Olmsted. The parks include Delaware, Martin Luther King, Jr., Front, South, Cazenovia and Riverside and account for 75 percent of Buffalo's green space. Park tours are available from the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy.
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