Not only does Buffalo have some great architecture, but also some faBuLoooous murals!!! If you're…read morewalking by with your head down looking at your phone, you'll miss this!

The artist of this mural is Casey William Milbrand. He put it up around 2016, and since then many…read morehave had their picture taken with it. The project was a community supported and largely community funded one. He holds a copyright for the phrase "greetings from Buffalo".

Cool statue of Tim Horton. He is a popular hockey player that is beloved by Americans and Canadians…read moreboth. Glad to see he got a nice statue dedicated to him for his career. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres. "Horton was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history.[4] He died following a single-vehicle crash in 1974 caused by driving while intoxicated at the age of 44. A successful businessman, Horton was the co-founder of the Tim Hortons coffee restaurant."

One of the interesting things about growing up in a hockey town is that you know Tim Hortons is…read morenamed after a real person and that he played hockey before he sold coffee. In fact, his family built the business into what it is today after his untimely death at a fairly young age. But the Sabres and city both honor him.

This is a very interesting public art display at Canalside. It's a touring exhibit and has been in…read moreChicago, NYC, San Fran, Amsterdam and many other leading cities. Siting on the edge of Lake Erie is the perfect venue for this global environmental exhibit. There are 12 globes that show different ways both people and businesses can impact climate change in a good way. They show how to build a sustainable earth for us all and generations to come. Each represents a solution to a current problem. It's outside and walkable for all.

Great food, amazing service from the bar to the dining room. Great drinks, wonderful food for…read moreeveryone. My husband had gnocchi and Sunday sauce that was wonderful. We shared a bag of bread, it was so delicious with the olive oil and garlic salt, a must have. I was hesitant at first but get it!!! Ricotta bites were delicious as a starter. My lobster, and shrimp over pasta was so good. I have never had better tasting shrimp!!! Will definitely be back. For two of us with drinks, wine and food it was $147.00 that is a bargain for that kind of experience. You can make reservations online or call. Don't miss out on this great Buffalo restaurant experience.

Drinks: Pinot grigio…read moreRosé Apps: Bread and oil Seafood bisque Risotto bites with spicy blush sauce Nani's meatball w ricotts Entrees: Chicken parm Crab stuffed salmon Dessert: Red velvet Espresso Martini Limited menu for the holiday, sat us upstairs in what appeared to be a banquet hall. Essentially Set up patio furniture and folding chairs to add additional tables to squeeze people in. To their credit, they curtained off each table to make it seem fancy, added a red table cloth and gifted us a tulip. The set up ended up being very nice. Everything tasted pretty good. The only glaring issue was that most items that came out did not seem to be particularly hot. It was busy for the holiday so can't be too mad about. Bread and oil was standard. Meatball was great. i loved the risotta bites sauce - very peppery. Bisque was fine - the croutons were excellent, just needed it warmer. Chicken parm was large portion (this came out hot). Salmon and mashed were good, white wine sauce was very tasty. Again Just needed the fish to be a touch warmer. Pretty well done for a nice Valentine's day dinner.

I love that Buffalo is stepping up their mural game! It's my favorite thing to find when I'm…read moretraveling so I hope people visiting Buffalo do the same!

So - an ongoing theme here in town as we grow and get better everyday. If we don't tell too many…read morewe won't get too crowded is the idea I suppose. But I tell everyone to come here and to the Falls. All the time. Have for decades. But I love this mural.

Have you seen this? Its remarkable. Optical illusions with color and patterns throughout. The…read moreartist is Felipe Pantone, and this is one of the AK Public Art murals around town. Up new this year (2019), the artist uses computers to help him create his images. He started, as so many muralists have, as a street artist in Spain. This is on the Washington St side of the building across from the PO.

Road trip side step…read more On my way to my final destination I made a stop in the Buffalo area to see some things before I could check into my hotel. I have been in search of some Presidential sites recently and came across this while browsing for things to do before I left for my vacation. If you happen to stop by the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site they kind of point you in this direction. If not done on purpose, it's in a passing manner. There you will understand my Teddy had his swearing in ceremony because of what happened near this site. In this beautiful, planned out community you will stumble upon a median in the road that holds mostly trees and a variety of plants. Every so often it is dotted with rocks. This rock was purposefully put here. This community once held the Pan-American Expo, an expansive exposition of the countries from the Americas. With the expo there were many makeshift buildings built that could easily be torn down once the expo reached completion. The building that this stones represents, in a manner, was the Temple of Music. Just outside the temple, President McKinley would be shot by a man and ultimately pass away due to the gunshot. This stone is meant to be a monument or maybe a placard to remind you of what once happened in this area. It is well maintained and as other reviews have stated, usually flanked by small American flags. Some housekeeping here. Be mindful of the area, this is a neighborhood and you are visiting. Do not block a driveway. It is a road, be aware of your surroundings and traffic. Do not trample the area. Lastly, make it quick, there isn't much else to see here.

It may seem morbid, but it is history. The Pan American Exposition was build to be leveled…read moreafterwards, so nothing (save one building, I believe) remains. So, this rock is the only thing to remind the USA of McKinley's assassination and the only president to be inaugurated outside of DC. If you're looking for the full tour, add a stop to Delaware and W. Ferry, which is where McKinley died (there's just a sign there). And then go to the Roosevelt Museum/National Park. It's work the small price of admission and is a small, yet well done museum (perhaps a bit too patriotic, but that's to be expected I suppose).

Driving down Tonawanda you see a wide variety of things. Open lots. Empty storefronts. Thriving…read moresmall business storefronts. And then you come across this mural. With crayons no less. This is on the side of a building with a childcare business. It's pretty perfect for its location. So cheerful.

I'm Ferry Ferry surprised that this isn't on Yelp yet. It's right next to my girlfriend's house -…read moreoh the memories. One of the less-heralded traffic Circles of Buffalo which is a very unique and special City in the sense of having all of these wonderful gorgeous spacious big wide green Traffic circles all over the center of town. Yes they can be tricky to drive around if you're not used to it but if you grew up in Europe, then it makes perfect sense. The circles of Buffalo are nothing short of beautiful and extremely unique to the city because let's face it - most cities don't have anything like this and it makes the town unique end they should really put these at every intersection everywhere in the country because then the whole country would be more smooth - as long as I and I don't have to educate all these awful drivers on how to actually drive around roundabouts. Even the Buffalo drivers don't really know and they actually live among some of the greatest ones in the country.

One weekend a few walls got new murals. All over town. On fairly random walls. All different,…read moreyet all easily identifiable in style. Tabby - an internationally known Austrian street artist - worked with local Jesse Zuefle to find places for the stencils. Another interesting art project made for the public.