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Overview

The largest city in New York State's Niagara Frontier, Buffalo is a city full of surprises. Though Buffalo is sometimes the butt of jokes about chicken wings, its long-suffering sports teams, and the mountains of snow un

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Neighbourhoods that whisper history

Beyond the waterfront, Buffalo's older districts reveal layers of immigrant ambition. In the West Side, the historic Elmwood Village blends early 20th‑century brick façades with independent cafés, while the nearby Allentown area, long a working‑class enclave, now hosts street‑art murals that narrate the borough’s Polish and Italian roots. A short walk from these streets leads to the revitalised East Side, where former mill complexes have been converted into lofts and community studios, offering visitors a glimpse of adaptive reuse that respects the city’s industrial past while embracing a creative present.

Seasonal rhythms for the discerning traveller

Buffalo’s climate dictates a distinct itinerary. Autumn brings a crisp air that sharpens the flavours of the city’s renowned wing sauces, and the foliage along the Niagara River blurs the border between urban and natural scenery. Winter, though cold, is when the city’s theatre scene thrives indoors, with the historic Shea Auditorium showcasing regional productions. Late spring sees the Canalside promenade bustling with outdoor markets and paddle‑boat rentals, providing an unexpected waterfront experience when the Great Lakes’ waters are still relatively calm.

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Buffalo’s food landscape is a tapestry of regional and immigrant cuisines. While chicken wings dominate the conversation, the city’s Little Italy district offers a quiet evening of handmade pasta that traces recipes back to early 1900s migrants. Simultaneously, a growing number of chefs are revisiting the city’s Native American heritage, incorporating locally foraged herbs into contemporary dishes. Pairing a craft beer from a microbrewery in the North Park neighbourhood with these inventive plates creates a nuanced tasting experience that reflects Buffalo’s evolving palate.

Introduction

Look up Buffalo, buffalo, buffaloe, buffaloes, or buffalos in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Buffalo most commonly refers to: True buffalo or Bubalina, a subtribe of wild cattle, including most "Old World" buffalo, such as water buffalo Bison, a genus of wild cattle, including the American buffalo Buffalo, New York, a city in the northeastern United States Buffalo or buffaloes may also refer to:

Animals

[edit] Bubalina, a subtribe of the tribe Bovini within the subfamily Bovinae African buffalo or Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) Bubalus, a genus of bovines including various water buffalo species Wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Buffalo meat, the meat of the water buffalo Italian Mediterranean buffalo, a breed of water buffalo Anoa Tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis) Bubalus murrensis, an extinct species of water buffalo that occupied riverine habitats in Europe in the Pleistocene Bison, large, even-toed ungulates in the genus Bison within the subfamily Bovinae American bison (Bison bison), also commonly referred to as the American buffalo or simply "buffalo" in North America European bison is also known as the European buffalo Ictiobus, a North American genus of fish, known as buffalos

Places

[edit] Canada[edit] Buffalo, Alberta, a ghost town Buffalo National Park, Alberta Rural Municipality of Buffalo No. 409, Saskatchewan, a rural municipality Province of Buffalo, a proposed Canadian province United States[edit] Buffalo, New York, the largest city by population with its name Buffalo Niagara International Airport Buffalo, Illinois Buffalo, Indiana Buffalo, Iowa Buffalo, Kansas Buffalo, Kentucky Buffalo, Minnesota Buffalo, Missouri Buffalo, Montana Buffalo, Nebraska Buffalo, North Carolina Buffalo, North Dakota Buffalo, Guernsey County, Ohio Buffalo, Jackson County, Ohio Buffalo, Oklahoma Buffalo, South Carolina Buffalo, South Dakota Buffalo, Tennessee (disambiguation) Buffalo, Texas Buffalo, Henderson County, Texas Buffalo, West Virginia Buffalo, Jackson County, West Virginia Buffalo, Buffalo County, Wisconsin Buffalo, Marquette County, Wisconsin Buffalo, Wyoming Buffalo City, Arkansas, an unincorporated community and census-designated place Buffalo City, North Carolina, a town Buffalo City, Wisconsin, a city Buffalo County (disambiguation) Buffalo Township (disambiguation) Elsewhere[edit] Buffalo, Victoria, Australia Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Military

[edit] HMS Buffalo, several Royal Navy ships USS Buffalo, several U.S. Navy ships Landing Vehicle Tracked, a World War II-era amphibious vehicle Operation Buffalo (disambiguation) Avro 571 Buffalo, a 1920s prototype British carrier-based torpedo bomber biplane Brewster F2A Buffalo, a 1930s–1940s American fighter aircraft Buffalo (mine protected vehicle)

Sport

[edit] Baseball[edit] Northern Territory Buffaloes, a defunct Australian baseball team Orix Buffaloes, a 2004–present Japanese baseball team Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes, a 1950–2004 Japanese baseball team Buffalo Bisons, a professional minor league baseball team based in Buffalo, New York Football[edit] Buffalo Bills, a National Football League team Darwin Buffaloes, an Australian rules football team Green Buffaloes F.C., a Zambian football team K.A.A. Gent, a Belgian association football team South Africa national Australian rules football team, nicknamed the Buffaloes Hockey[edit] Buffalo Sabres, a National Hockey League team Basingstoke Buffalo, an English ice hockey team Calgary Buffaloes, a 1966–67 Western Canada Junior Hockey League team Calgary Buffaloes (AJHL), a 1963–1966 Alberta Junior Hockey League team Other uses in sport[edit] Colorado Buffaloes, the athletic teams of the University of Colorado Boulder Manitoba Buffalo, a Canadian rugby union team Milligan College Buffaloes, the athletic teams for Milligan College Vélodrome Buffalo and Stade Buffalo, cycling tracks in Paris Buffalo Bulls, the athletic teams of the University at Buffalo

Transportation

[edit] Air[edit] Buffalo Airways, a Canadian airline de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo, a 1965–1972 Canadian turboprop aircraft Land[edit] Buffalo (1901 automobile), a 1900–1902 American car Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company, a 1912–1915 American car company GM Buffalo bus South Devon Railway Buffalo class, a class of locomotives GWR 1076 Class, a class of locomotives often referred to as the "Buffalo Class"

Buffalo

Neighbourhoods that whisper history

Seasonal rhythms for the discerning traveller

Culinary cross‑currents you won’t find in guidebooks