Diane & Matthew
Things To Do
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
The Buffalo AKG Art Museum is a gorgeous art museum in the heart of Buffalo's cultural district. Fun fact: It's one of the oldest public art museums in the nation!
Elmwood Avenue
The city's cultural district is full of independent shops, some of the best food in the area, and beautiful parkways and historic homes. The store Everything Elmwood has tons of local souvenirs for your trip! This is also our neighborhood!
Sabres Game at the KeyBank Center
You're in luck! The Sabres are playing in Buffalo during our wedding weekend. Get tickets to the game and cheer on our favorite hockey team. Go, Sabres!
Buffalo RiverWorks
A formerly industrial area, Riverworks is a massive restaurant and bar with regular live music, good food, and local beers on tap. Riverworks also has zip-lining, a ferris wheel, and a giant mural of a can of Labatt Blue! Maybe you'll even get to smell the Cheerios being made at the General Mills factory nearby!
Canalside
Waterfront fun downtown including kayak rentals, an antique solar-powered carousel, several museums, bars and restaurants, and historic boat tours. You can also grab a coffee at the official Buffalo Sabers' Tim Horton's!
Niagara Falls
Only 30 minutes north of the city, go see the falls, take a ride on the Maid of the Mist on the river to observe the falls up close, or if you're brave, walk the hurricane deck into the falls itself! Weather dependant, of course.
Delaware Park
The park is huge and contains the Buffalo Zoo, the Buffalo History Museum, a Japanese garden, a rose garden, beautiful walking trails, and the Terrace Restaurant on Hoyt Lake.
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
Love flowers and plants? Check out the botanical gardens! Not only are the plants beautiful, but the gardens themselves are housed under gorgeous a nineteenth-century glass dome. While over there, check out the Our Lady of Victory Basilica, which is within waking distance. It's an international site of pilgrimage and one of the most beautiful Catholic churches in the country.
Forest Lawn
This beautiful park-like cemetery is a historic site all its own. You can arrange a historic tour, or pick up a map and go self-guided. Visit the final resting places of Rick James, President Millard Fillmore, Red Jacket, Ely Parker and William Letchworth.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
See where President Teddy Roosevelt was inaugurated following the assassination of President William McKinley in Buffalo in 1901. Take a tour and see this beautiful historic home. Be sure to stop by the gift shop and pick up some books on the history of Buffalo!
Chestnut Ridge Park
About 30 minutes south of Buffalo in the town of Orchard Park, this county park has all the walking trails you need! See a beautiful view of the Buffalo-Niagara area from the top of Chestnut Ridge Hill, or walk the Eternal Flame Trail to see where a natural-glass flame burns behind a small waterfall.
East Aurora
About 30 minutes south of Buffalo, this cool town is a great place to shop, eat, hike, and explore. Visit the famous Vidler's Five and Dime store for a walk back in time, grab a bite to eat at Elm Street Bakery, or go for a hike around the historic Knox Farm site! You can also visit the home of President Millard Fillmore.
Letchworth State Park
Love waterfalls? Drive about 50 minutes east of Buffalo and explore this gorgeous park. Hike up the three beautiful waterfalls or through the woods. When you're done, stop by the Letchworth mansion for a bite to eat and the restaurant.
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Recommendations from theknot.com/us/erin-barr-and-john-moreland-jun-2022