Buffalo Travel Guide
New York, United States
Buffalo is a city of 258,071 people in western New York, on the eastern end of Lake Erie and close to the Canadian border. It is served by Buffalo Niagara International Airport, making air travel the main option for visitors arriving from elsewhere in the United States or abroad.
The nearby Lake Erie coastline includes several beaches in Ontario, Canada. Erie Beach is 4.5 kilometres away, Crescent Beach is 5.8 kilometres away and Bay Beach is 16.8 kilometres away, while Buffalo Municipal Bathing Beach is 29.4 kilometres away in Erie County, New York.
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Pays in USD
Plug type Type A & Type B (UK adapter needed)
Emergency 911
Dial code +1
Tipping: Tipping is customary in the United States for various service industries. It's a significant part of service workers' income.
Best time to visit Buffalo
Jan
1°17Feb
3°10Mar
7°14Apr
13°15May
19°12Jun
24°13Jul
27°14Aug
25°13Sep
23°6Oct
16°12Nov
9°13Dec
4°17Average daily maximums with rainy days per month, from the last three years of weather history.
Beaches near Buffalo
Erie Beach
4.5 km away
Crescent Beach
5.8 km away
Bay Beach
16.8 km away
Pleasant Beach
19.5 km away
Sherkston Beaches
20.9 km away
Empire Beach
22.2 km away
Nickel Beach
27.6 km away
Buffalo Municipal Bathing Beach
29.4 km away
Things to do in Buffalo
HSBC Arena
stadium arena
1.3 km
Old Fort Erie
fort
3.8 km
USS Little Rock
museum
1 km
Larkin Administration Building
monument
2.4 km
USS The Sullivans
monument
1 km
Sahlen Field
baseball stadium
0.7 km
McKinley Monument
monument
0 km
Buffalo Lighthouse
lighthouse
1.2 km
Getting there
Buffalo Niagara International Airport · 13 km
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