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Science & Learning in Niagara-Western NY
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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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> 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 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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> Caledonia Hatchery
16 North St., Caledonia, NY 14423
Established in 1864, this hatchery is the oldest hatchery in New York State and the Western Hemisphere.
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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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> 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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> 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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> 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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> 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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> 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.