Buffalo Region
Buffalo was first selected as an All America City and Community in 1996. The Buffalo and Niagara Region was honored in 2002.
Known as the "City of Good Neighbors", Buffalo is the second largest city in New York State, yet it has a small town feel. With friendly people, good authentic food (c hicken wings, beef on weck), a rich array of cultural activities (ranking among the top 25 cities nationwide), professional sports, theater district, parks, music and art venues, and festivals, Buffalo is sure to have something for everyone. Overlooking the Niagara River, Buffalo is just across the Peace Bridge from the Canadian province of Ontario and a 20-minute drive from Niagara Falls. See what others visiting Buffalo had to say....
Buffalo has four distinct seasons, with beautiful summers and moderate winters (don't believe everything you hear about the weather). Buffalo averages more warm days than days with snow on the ground. Buffalo also receives a higher percentage of sunshine - and significantly less rain - throughout the summer months than Washington, D.C., Raleigh and Atlanta.
Known as the "City of Good Neighbors", Buffalo is the second largest city in New York State, yet it has a small town feel. With friendly people, good authentic food (c hicken wings, beef on weck), a rich array of cultural activities (ranking among the top 25 cities nationwide), professional sports, theater district, parks, music and art venues, and festivals, Buffalo is sure to have something for everyone. Overlooking the Niagara River, Buffalo is just across the Peace Bridge from the Canadian province of Ontario and a 20-minute drive from Niagara Falls. See what others visiting Buffalo had to say....
Buffalo has four distinct seasons, with beautiful summers and moderate winters (don't believe everything you hear about the weather). Buffalo averages more warm days than days with snow on the ground. Buffalo also receives a higher percentage of sunshine - and significantly less rain - throughout the summer months than Washington, D.C., Raleigh and Atlanta.
Facts About the Buffalo:
- Second largest metropolitan area in New York State with approximately 1.1 million people
- Easy commute - average workday commute is less than 20 minutes
- Access to a wide variety of cultural, educational, and recreational activities such as
- Professional sports teams include: Buffalo Bills football, Buffalo Sabres hockey, AAA Buffalo Bison baseball, and major collegiate athletics
- Home to 22 professional theater companies, Buffalo’s reputation as a center for the arts continues to grow. Shea’s Performing Arts Center,MusicalFare Theatre, Irish Classical Theatre Company, Ujima Theatre,Alleyway Theatre, Kavinoky Theatre, Theatre of Youth
- Live music, including jazz and a major symphony orchestra Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Buffalo Chamber Music Society at Kleinhans Music Hall
- Discover masterworks by Wright, Sullivan, Richardson, Frank Lloyd Wright and Olmsted. Meet the people who are preserving Buffalo’s history and rebuilding neighborhoods.
- Take a narrated sightseeing cruise and travel through three bodies of water, passing through the historic Black Rock Lock and Canal
- Moderate living costs and affordable housing with beautiful suburbs
- Some of the best public and private schools in the nation
- Great restaurants, nightlife, and professional / amateur theater
- Twenty minutes from Niagara Falls and an hour from Toronto, Canada
- State parks, such as the Frederick Law Olmstead Parks, and local ski resorts suck as Kissing Bridge and Holiday Valley
- Four seasons with beautiful summers and moderate winters
- Buffalo is well known for their unique, authentic food - check it out for yourself