Area Tours

Many free walking tours of Buffalo are available, featuring distinctive architecture, historic sites, and some of the oldest residential areas in the United States.

Driving tours are available that take in gardens and museums, a naval park on the waterfront with US Navy Ships and a WWII Submarine, the Niagara River, The Erie Canal , and Fort Niagara , a military site since 1679.

There are free self-guided audio walking tours of downtown Buffalo that are accessed via your cellphone or mp3 player.

If you crave excitement and a good soaking, look no further than a Niagara Falls Open Jet Boat Tour . You'll zip down the mighty Niagara to the Niagara Whirlpool in an open-air jet boat. Covered jet boat tours are also available.

The Maid of the Mist is a classic Buffalo tour of the Niagara, encompassing the American, Bridal, and Horseshoe falls.

See the area attractions page for more exciting places to visit.