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> 1833 Buffalo Lighthouse
1 Fuhrmann Boulevard, Buffalo, NY 14203
This iconic 1833 Buffalo Lighthouse was first lit in 1833 and served until 1914 and was the second of four lights marking the main entrance to Buffalo Harbor.
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> Albright-Knox Art Gallery
1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, NY 14222
This vibrant museum in the heart of Buffalo’s cultural district has been collecting and exhibiting art since 1862.
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> Meet the Animals at the Aquarium of Niagara
701 Whirlpool St., Niagara Falls, NY 14301
Just a few blocks from Niagara Falls State Park, the aquarium features more than 40 exhibits and 128 different species of mammals, fish, birds and reptiles.
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> Explore Birding and Hiking at the Audubon Nature Center
1600 Riverside Road, Jamestown, NY 14701
The Audubon Nature Center wildlife sanctuary has several observation opportunities and includes exhibits and more than five miles of trails and more ..
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> Barcelona Lighthouse
8230 East Lake Road, Westfield, NY 14787
The first natural gas lighthouse in the country, the 40-foot tall Barcelona Lighthouse was established in 1829, in Barcelona Harbor (originally Portland Harbor).
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> Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo, NY 14218
Open daily year-round, this national historic site, education center and tourist destination is full of exotic horticulture treasures from around the world.
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> Check out the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park
One Naval Park Cove, Buffalo, NY 14202
This naval museum is home to several decommissioned US Naval vessels along with smaller vessels, vehicles, and aircraft with ties to the Navy on display.
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> Buffalo Arts Studio
2495 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14214
This museum is committed to providing affordable studio space and regular public exposure for regional, national, and international artists.
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> Check Out the Buffalo History Museum
1 Museum Court, Buffalo, NY 14216
Founded in 1862, the Buffalo History Museum features exhibits, an extensive collection of artifacts and photographs chronicling the development of Buffalo and the Niagara Frontier.
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> Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Pkwy., Buffalo, NY 14211
Just minutes from downtown Buffalo, this museum interactive exhibit spaces, special traveling exhibits, a National Geographic 3D Cinem and more.
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> Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village
3755 Tonawanda Creek Road, Amherst, NY 14228
This 35-acre open-air museum encompasses 12 historic buildings moved from their original site that include homes, one-room schoolhouses, a barbershop, blacksmith and a church.
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> Burchfield Penney Art Center
1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, NY 14222
Dedicated exclusively to the art and artists of Western New York, Burchfield Penney Art Center plays host to more than 30 major exhibitions a year...
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> Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery
217 Rockefeller Arts Center, Fredonia NY 14063
The Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery features group and solo exhibitions by regionally to internationally renowned artists as well as student artists of Fredonia University.
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> Chautauqua Art Gallery
104 Chautauqua Ave., Lakewood, NY 14750
Chautauqua Art Gallery in Lakeland showcases original work created by artists living in, or with ties to Chautauqua County
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> Chautauqua Hatchery
5875 Pendergast Blvd., Mayville, NY 14757
This is the only DEC hatchery currently raising pure strain muskellunge, which are obtained from netting and egg collection on Chautauqua Lake and in some other waters.
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> Colonel William Bond-Jesse Hawley House
143 Ontario St., Lockport, NY 14094
The Col. William Bond-Jesse Hawley House is a National Register Home, built by Col. William Bond in 1824 and the first brick home in Lockport.
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> Darwin R Barker Library & Museum
7 Day St., Fredonia, NY 14063
This 1820 brick Victorian museum has both permanent and temporary exhibits on display, an historical research library and a Children's Museum.
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> Dunkirk Historical Museum
513 Washington Ave., Dunkirk, NY 14048
This museum stores, collects, and exhibits artwork, photographs, sculpture and historical objects regarding Dunkirk's historical, cultural and artistic heritage.
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> Dunkirk Lighthouse & Museum
1 Point Dr. N. Dunkirk, NY 14048
Dunkirk Light, also known as Point Gratiot Light, is an active lighthouse located on Lake Erie and features a rare third order Fresnel lens installed in 1857.
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> Erie Canal Discovery Center
24 Church St., Lockport, NY 14094
Inside a c.1843 “canal stone” building, the Erie Canal Discovery Center features interactive displays and art and information on the history of the creation of the world-famous canal and locks in the 19th century.
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> Explore & More - The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum
130 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14202
Today, the all-new Explore & More – The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children’s Museum offers 43,000 square feet with four floors of fun at Buffalo’s waterfront at Canalside.
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> Fenton History Center
67 Washington St., Jamestown, NY 14701
Southern Chautauqua County's history lives within the 1863 Italianate Villa home of Reuben E. Fenton & the historical Hall House that was built in 1846.
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> Fort Niagara Lighthouse
Fort Niagara State Park, Scott Ave, Youngstown, NY 14174
For the early settlers of America, the Fort Niagara Lighthouse served to mark the one of the few natural harbors on Lake Ontario and a vital portage route around Niagara Falls.
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> Fort Niagara State Park
1 Scott Ave., Youngstown, NY 14174
This state park has two boat launches providing access to the Lower Niagara River and Lake Ontario, hiking trails, swimming pools, water slide and more
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> Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin D. Martin House Complex
125 Jewett Pkwy., Buffalo, NY 14214
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built between 1903 and 1905, The Darwin D. Martin House Complex is a National Historic Landmark.
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> Golden Hill State Park
9691 Lower Lake Road, Barker, NY 14012
Golden Hill State Park includes the decommissioned landmark, The Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse, which is available for rental year-round.
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> Plan your Vacation on the Great Lakes Seaway Trail
332 Prospect Street Niagara Falls, NY 14303
From Niagara Falls to the Thousand Islands & more, this Journey along the Seaway Trail is Pure Upstate NY !
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> Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum
180 Thompson St., North Tonawanda, NY 14120
Listed on the National Registers of Historic Sites, the complex features two antique carousels - the 1916 #1 Special and the 1942 Kiddie Carousel.
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> History Center of Niagara
215 Niagara St., Lockport, NY 14094
The Niagara History Center is comprised of three separate sites - The Outwater Memorial Building, The Erie Canal Discovery Center, and the Col. William Bond/Jesse Hawley House...
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> Kenan Center
433 Locust St., Lockport, NY 14094
The 25-acre Kenan Center campus campus serves as a regional community center providing arts, education and recreation programming year-round.
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> Lockport
1 Locks Plaza, Lockport, NY 14095
Welcoming more than 2 million visitors a year, the city of Lockport is located just about 18 miles east of Niagara Falls USA.
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> Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum & Center for Comedy
2 W. Third St., Jamestown, NY 14701
Set in Lucille Ball’s hometown of Jamestown, this museum preserves the memory and honors the impact of the “First Couple of Comedy.”
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> Medina Railroad Museum
530 West Ave., Medina, NY 14103
Housed in one of the largest standing wooden freight depot, built in 1905, the Medina Railroad Museum is the largest Railroad and Toy Train Museum in New York State.
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> The National Comedy Center is filled with Fun & Laughs
203 W. Second St., Jamestown, NY 14701
The National Comedy Center is the United States’ official cultural institution and museum dedicated to presenting the vital story of comedy and preserving its heritage for future generations.
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> Niagara Arts and Cultural Center
1201 Pine Ave., Niagara Falls, NY 14301
Niagara Arts & Culture Center is home to more than 75 artists and arts groups, over 60 artist studios, two galleries, two theaters, a café and gift shop and more...
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> Oak Orchard Lighthouse
14357 Ontario St., Point Breeze, NY 14477
In operation from 1871 to 1916, this lighthouse along with the keeper’s house was originally built on a pier on the west side of the Oak Orchard River.
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> Olcott Harbor Lighthouse
5867 Ontario St, Olcott, NY 14028
The Olcott Harbor Lighthouse was erected in 1873 at the mouth of Lake Ontarion and 18-Mile Creek (named for being eighteen miles from the Niagara River at Lake Ontario).
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> Old Fort Niagara
102 Morrow Plaza, Youngstown, NY 14174
Old Fort Niagara offers you a chance to step back in time to an era when great empires struggled for control of North America.
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> Pierce-Arrow Museum
263 Michigan Ave., Buffalo, NY 14203
This vehicle-centered museum focuses on Buffalo’s transportation history highlighting Pierce-Arrow, Thomas Flyer, electric vehicles and automotive memorabilia.
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> Randolph Hatchery
10943 Hatchery Road, Randolph, NY 14772
This major brood stock facility handles 5-6 million brook, brown and rainbow trout eggs each year with annual production totaling nearly 100,000 pounds of fish.
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> Roger Tory Peterson Institute
311 Curtis St., Jamestown, NY 14701
Every year the Roger Tory Peterson Institute offers exciting events and spectacular natural history exhibitions that attract thousands of visitors.
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> Salamanca Rail Museum
170 N. Main St., Salamanca, NY 14779
Constructed in 1912 by the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway, the Salamanca Rail Museum is now a fully restored passenger depot museum.
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> Seneca-Iroquois National Museum
814 Broad St., Salamanca, NY 14779
The Seneca-Iroquois National Museum showcases both permanent and temporary exhibits introducing the culture and history of the Onöndowa'ga:' and Hodinöhsö:ni'.
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> Spirit of Buffalo
44 Prime St., Central Wharf, Buffalo, NY 14202
The Spirit of Buffalo offers a variety of cruises like sunset sails, craft brew cruises, Wine in the Wind sails, educational excursions and their popular and signature Children's Pirate Adventures.
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> Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY 14202
Step back in time into the world of our 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt, at the site where he was sworn into office after the assassination of President William McKinley.
