Museums
From Here To There at the Buffalo Museum of Science

The Buffalo Museum of Science is on the move. Ride a hovercraft to experience air pressure; float a boat to experiment with air flow. Lift, launch and levitate your way through hands-on exhibits to explore how things move by land, sea and air. Experiment with hands-on exhibits that make learning about gravity, friction, and the laws of motion fun!

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Fact, Fiction & Spectacle: "The Trial of Red Jacket"

The Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society exhibition "Fact, Fiction & Spectacle: The Trial of Red Jacket" is a multifaceted, interactive analysis and explanation of a colossal painting in the museum’s collection painted by John Mix Stanley in the 1868.

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Fact, Fiction & Spectacle: The Trial of Red Jacket

 "Fact, Fiction & Spectacle: The Trial of Red Jacket" a far-reaching exhibit based on the History Museum’s monumental painting by John Mix Stanley, “The Trial of Red Jacket.”

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Revolutionary War Encampment

Reenactors representing British, American and Native combatants recreate life on the Revolutionary frontier at Old Fort Niagara. Battle demonstrations, living history camps, uniform and weapons programs, hands-on activities for families. Special activities from 10 am to 4 pm.

General Admission

Adults: $10.00
Children (6 to 12 years old): $6.00
Children (under 6 years old): FREE
 

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Fall Foliage Runs - Arcade & Attica Railroad

See Mother Nature at her finest. Sit back and enjoy the vibrant colors of autumn. View some of Wyoming County's prettiest countryside on this two hour excursion to the Curriers Depot. Delicious Cider and Donuts available for purchase at the Curriers Depot.

Regular Ticket Rates Apply - Reservations Suggested

October 1st thru 3rd - 8th thru 10th & 15th thru 17th
TIMES: Friday 2pm
Saturday and Sunday 11:30am, 2:00pm, 4:30pm
Sat & Sun. Oct 30 & 31 - 12:00 & 2:30 pm

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Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides on Lincoln Parkway

See Buffalo the way people saw it in 1870.

Horse-drawn carriages have come back to Delaware Park on Sunday afternoons for romantic and scenic tours along the lush Delaware Park and the historic and tree-lined Lincoln Parkway, Soldiers Circle, Gates Circle and Bidwell Parkway

Each carriage can accommodate up to four people Tours starting at $25. (total, for 4 people) Discount for Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy Members.

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Old Fort Niagara - French and Indian War Encampment

Old Fort Niagara's largest event of the year recreates the excitng days of the 1759 Siege during the French and Indian War.

Large scale battles, artillery bombardments, impressive pageantry and huge living history camps make this an event not to be missed.
 

French and Indian War Encampment Schedule of Events

Saturday, July 3

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Buffalo Museum of Science

Location:
1020 Humboldt Parkway 

Buffalo, New York 14211

Phone: (716) 896-5200

Toll Free: (866) 291-6660


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The Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

The Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site preserves the Ansley Wilcox House in Buffalo, New York, where Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States on September 14, 1901.

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Mark Twain Room

This special exhibition room at the Central Library is the home of Twain's original handwritten manuscript, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Twain was an active member of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library's predecessor, the Young Men's Association and honored the Library with the manuscript of what is viewed by many as the greatest American novel. In 1885, Twain donated the second half of Huckleberry Finn, believing the first half had been lost by a printer.

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