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At the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, you can see one of the world’s most impressive collections of modern and contemporary art, including works by Pollock, deKooning and Warhol. Across the street, you’ll find the stunning new Burchfield Penney Art Center, which is committed to the art of Buffalo and Western New York.

As you walk around our city, you’ll come across some of the finest architecture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, featuring buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan, H.H. Richardson, Richard Upjohn, and Eliel and Eero Saarinen, as well as a system of parks and parkways by Frederick Law Olmsted.

Buffalo’s emerging Erie Canal Harbor showcases Buffalo’s waterfront and the city’s proud history of shipping along Lake Erie and Erie Canal. And on the subject of history, you can stand where Teddy Roosevelt took the oath of office at the recently renovated Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site or learn about Buffalo’s Native American, ethnic and industrial heritage at the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society.

If performing arts are your thing, Buffalo has some two dozen theaters, anchored by the Tiffany-designed Shea’s Performing Arts Center, which hosts an annual Broadway Series. And the Grammy Award-winning Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is led by JoAnn Falletta, who has been hailed by the New York Times as one of the finest conductors of her generation.

Food lovers rejoice, because while Buffalo is justifiably proud of its chicken wings (and no trip to Buffalo is complete without a stop at the Anchor Bar), we also have 400 independently-owned restaurants, delicious local specialties, a pair of wine trails and vibrant farmers markets.

Shoppers will find everything from hip boutiques in Buffalo’s trendy Elmwood Village, Allentown and Hertel neighborhoods to major department stores at a number of local shopping centers and malls.

Sports fan? Buffalo has a wealth of options, including the Bills, Sabres, AAA baseball’s Bisons, world-class fishing, great skiing and fantastic watersports.

And Buffalo seems to have a festival for everything, ranging from the National Buffalo Wing Festival to the Allentown Art Festival to the National Garden Festival.

If incredible entertainment, dining, art and culture aren’t enough for you, we have a natural wonder – Niagara Falls – just 20 minutes away. At Niagara Falls State Park, you can get up-close with the roaring waters at the Cave of the Winds or venture to the base of the falls on a Maid of the Mist boat tour.