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Every spot in a town or for an occasion, on one page.
By town & neighborhood
- Buffalo 99
- Elmwood Village & Delaware Park 21
- Allentown 12
- Downtown & Canalside 31
- Hertel & North Buffalo 11
- Old First Ward, Larkinville & South Buffalo 15
- West Side & Black Rock 9
- Amherst, Williamsville & Northtowns 17
- Hamburg, Orchard Park & Southtowns 15
- East Aurora 9
- Grand Island & the Tonawandas 10
- Niagara Falls & Lewiston 11
- Lockport & Niagara wine country 11
- Ellicottville & ski country 7
- Letchworth, Chautauqua & beyond 6
- Across the border 3
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In the city (99)
- Allentown First Fridays · Allentown · Arts & culture
- Anchor Bar · Main Street · Dinner
- Anderson's Frozen Custard · North Buffalo · Sweets & coffee
- Asbury Hall at Babeville · Downtown · Show
- Barrel + Brine · Black Rock · Sweets & coffee
- Beacon Grille · Allentown · Dinner
- BFLO Harbor Kayak · Canalside · Outdoors
- Big Ditch Brewing · Downtown · Drinks
- Bisons game · Sahlen Field · Show
- Botanical Gardens · South Park · Arts & culture
- Broadway Market · Broadway-Fillmore · Seasonal
- Buffalo AKG Art Museum · Elmwood Village · Arts & culture
- Buffalo Boat Tours · Canalside · Outdoors
- Buffalo CycleBoats · Waterfront · Activity
- Buffalo Deep Dish · Old First Ward · Dinner
- Buffalo Harbor State Park · Outer Harbor · Outdoors
- Buffalo Heritage Carousel · Canalside · Activity
- Buffalo History Museum · Delaware Park · Arts & culture
- Buffalo Iron Works · Cobblestone District · Show
- Buffalo Museum of Science · East Side · Arts & culture
- Buffalo Philharmonic at Kleinhans · Symphony Circle · Show
- Buffalo RiverWorks · Ganson Street · Activity
- Buffalo Tikka House · Hertel · Dinner
- Buffalo Zoo · Delaware Park · Activity
- Burchfield Penney Art Center · Elmwood Village · Arts & culture
- Cafe Bar Moriarty · Elmwood (north) · Dinner
- Canalside · Waterfront · Outdoors
- Central Terminal · Broadway-Fillmore · Arts & culture
- Chef's · Seneca Street · Dinner
- City Hall Observation Deck · Niagara Square · Arts & culture
- Cole's · Elmwood Village · Dinner
- Colored Musicians Club · Michigan Ave · Show
- Delaware Park & Hoyt Lake · Delaware Park · Outdoors
- duende at Silo City · Old First Ward · Drinks
- Elmwood Village stroll · Elmwood Village · Outdoors
- Equal Parts · Allentown · Drinks
- Erie Basin Marina · Waterfront · Outdoors
- Explore Buffalo tours · Downtown · Arts & culture
- Fat Bob's Smokehouse · Allentown · Dinner
- Forest Lawn · Delaware Ave · Outdoors
- Gabriel's Gate · Allentown · Dinner
- Hatchets & Hops · Downtown · Activity
- Helium Comedy Club · Downtown · Show
- Hertel Avenue stroll · North Buffalo · Outdoors
- House of Charm · Downtown · Drinks
- Hutch's · Delaware Ave · Dinner
- Ice at Canalside · Canalside · Seasonal
- Imperial Pizza · South Buffalo · Dinner
- Indigo Chapel · West Side · Drinks
- Irish Classical Theatre · Theatre District · Show
- Jack Rabbit · Elmwood Village · Dinner
- Kostas · Hertel · Dinner
- Kuni's · Elmwood Village · Dinner
- La Nova · West Side · Dinner
- Labyrinth Workshop · Allentown · Drinks
- Larkin Square · Larkinville · Seasonal
- Lock & Key Escape Room · Parkside · Activity
- Lou Lou · University Heights · Dinner
- Lucky Day Whiskey Bar · Downtown · Drinks
- Martin House · Parkside · Arts & culture
- Mira · Elmwood Village · Dinner
- Mother's · Allentown · Dinner
- Naval & Military Park · Canalside · Arts & culture
- North Park Theatre · Hertel · Show
- Old City Pizza · Downtown · Dinner
- Old First Ward Brewing · Old First Ward · Drinks
- Oliver's · North Buffalo · Dinner
- Outer Harbor & Wilkeson Pointe · Outer Harbor · Outdoors
- Parkside Candy · University Heights · Sweets & coffee
- Patrick's Rooftop · Downtown · Drinks
- PAUSA Art House · Allentown · Show
- Pinoy Boi · Downtown · Dinner
- Queen City Bike Ferry · Canalside · Outdoors
- Quenelle · Downtown · Dinner
- Raha Coffee House · Hertel · Sweets & coffee
- Remedy House · West Side · Sweets & coffee
- Resurgence Brewing · Old First Ward · Drinks
- Richardson Olmsted Campus · Elmwood Village · Outdoors
- Ristorante Lombardo · Hertel · Dinner
- Sabres game · KeyBank Center · Show
- Saint Neri · Elmwood Village · Drinks
- Shakespeare in Delaware Park · Delaware Park · Show
- Shea's Buffalo Theatre · Theatre District · Show
- Silo City · Old First Ward · Arts & culture
- Southern Junction · West Side · Dinner
- Spare Lanes · Downtown · Activity
- Spirit of Buffalo · Erie Basin Marina · Outdoors
- Sportsmen's Tavern · Black Rock · Show
- Swan Street Diner · Larkinville · Dinner
- Tempo · Delaware Ave · Dinner
- The Dapper Goose · Black Rock · Dinner
- The Left Bank · West Side · Dinner
- The Merry Shelley · Hertel · Drinks
- The Yard at Perry · Downtown · Seasonal
- Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site · Delaware Ave · Arts & culture
- Thin Man Brewery · Black Rock · Drinks
- Tifft Nature Preserve · South Buffalo · Outdoors
- Town Ballroom · Main Street · Show
- Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium · Buffalo State · Arts & culture
Inner ring (20)
- 5 Wits · Cheektowaga · Activity
- Amherst State Park · Amherst · Outdoors
- Black Iron Bystro · Kenmore · Dinner
- Buffalo Brewpub · Williamsville · Drinks
- Duff's Famous Wings · Amherst · Dinner
- Ellicott Creek Park · Tonawanda · Outdoors
- Emperor Dumplings · Tonawanda · Dinner
- Glen Park & Glen Falls · Williamsville · Outdoors
- Lilyhouse · Amherst · Dinner
- Mayer Brothers Cider Mill · West Seneca · Seasonal
- Mississippi Mudds & Old Man River · Tonawanda · Sweets & coffee
- Our Lady of Victory Basilica · Lackawanna · Arts & culture
- Reinstein Woods · Depew · Outdoors
- Schwabl's · West Seneca · Dinner
- Share Kitchen & Bar Room · Williamsville · Dinner
- Siena · Snyder · Dinner
- Sweet Jenny's · Williamsville · Sweets & coffee
- Ted's Hot Dogs · Tonawanda · Dinner
- The Screening Room · Amherst · Show
- Woodlawn Beach State Park · Blasdell · Outdoors
Short drive (42)
- 42 North Brewing · East Aurora · Drinks
- Antoinette's Sweets · Hamburg · Sweets & coffee
- Aquarium of Niagara · Niagara Falls · Arts & culture
- Artpark · Lewiston · Show
- Aurora Theatre · East Aurora · Show
- Bar-Bill Tavern · East Aurora · Dinner
- Beaver Island State Park · Grand Island · Outdoors
- Big Ditch Lockport · Lockport · Drinks
- Bills game · Orchard Park · Show
- Buckhorn Island State Park · Grand Island · Outdoors
- Carmelo's · Lewiston · Dinner
- Cave of the Winds · Niagara Falls · Outdoors
- Chestnut Ridge Park · Orchard Park · Outdoors
- Elm Street Bakery · East Aurora · Sweets & coffee
- Erie County Fair · Hamburg · Seasonal
- Eternal Flame Falls · Orchard Park · Outdoors
- Evangola State Park · Brant · Outdoors
- Flight of Five Locks · Lockport · Arts & culture
- Gratwick Riverside Park · North Tonawanda · Outdoors
- Graycliff · Derby · Arts & culture
- Great Pumpkin Farm · Clarence · Seasonal
- Hamburg Brewing · Hamburg · Drinks
- Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum · North Tonawanda · Arts & culture
- Knox Farm State Park · East Aurora · Outdoors
- Lake Effect Ice Cream · Lockport · Sweets & coffee
- Lewiston village · Lewiston · Outdoors
- Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruises · Lockport · Outdoors
- Lucia's on the Lake · Hamburg · Dinner
- Maid of the Mist · Niagara Falls · Outdoors
- Niagara Falls State Park · Niagara Falls · Outdoors
- North Tonawanda City Market · North Tonawanda · Seasonal
- Parkway Prime Steakhouse · Niagara Falls · Dinner
- Penn Dixie Fossil Park · Hamburg · Outdoors
- Pizza Florian · East Aurora · Dinner
- Rick's on Main · East Aurora · Dinner
- Riviera Theatre · North Tonawanda · Show
- Roycroft Campus · East Aurora · Arts & culture
- Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino · Niagara Falls · Activity
- Transit Drive-In · Lockport · Show
- Vidler's 5 & 10 · East Aurora · Activity
- Wayland Brewing · Orchard Park · Drinks
- Whirlpool State Park · Niagara Falls · Outdoors
Road trip (23)
- Beaver Meadow Audubon · North Java · Outdoors
- Becker Farms & Vizcarra Vineyards · Gasport · Seasonal
- Chautauqua Institution · Chautauqua · Getaway
- Ellicottville Brewing Co. · Ellicottville · Drinks
- Ellicottville village · Ellicottville · Getaway
- Glen Iris Inn · Letchworth · Getaway
- Griffis Sculpture Park · Ashford Hollow · Outdoors
- Harvest at Bent's Opera House · Medina · Dinner
- Holiday Valley · Ellicottville · Activity
- Kissing Bridge · Glenwood · Activity
- Lake Erie Wine Country · Westfield · Getaway
- Letchworth State Park · Castile · Outdoors
- Lily Dale · Lily Dale · Getaway
- Murphy Orchards · Burt · Seasonal
- Niagara-on-the-Lake · Ontario · Getaway
- Olcott Beach · Olcott · Outdoors
- Olcott Lobster Co. · Olcott · Dinner
- Old Fort Niagara · Youngstown · Arts & culture
- Rizzo's House of Parm · Crystal Beach, ON · Dinner
- Schulze Vineyards & Winery · Burt · Drinks
- West Rose · Ellicottville · Dinner
- Winter Festival of Lights · Niagara Falls, ON · Seasonal
- Zoar Valley · Gowanda · Outdoors