Known as the “City of Good Neighbors,” Buffalo is located 30 minutes from Niagara Falls, one hour from Rochester, NY and 1.5 hours from Erie, PA
Buffalo is a melting pot of cultures, offering cuisines from around the world and specialty import grocery stores in old ethnic neighborhoods
Fine and performing arts enthusiasts will enjoy Buffalo’s abundance of art galleries, museums, a great jazz and classical music scene, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Shea’s Preforming Art Center, the largest free outdoor Shakespeare festival, as well as numerous year-round festivals and events
With Buffalo’s close proximity to Niagara Falls, a world wonder and the nation’s oldest state park, visitors can enjoy wet and wild white water rides, hiking at the Devil’s Hole State Park, sight-seeing tours by air, land or water, and enjoy fine Niagara wine-tasting
Sports enthusiasts are just minutes from the First Niagara Center, home to the Buffalo Sabres, a professional NHL team, the Ralph Wilson Stadium, home to the Buffalo Bills, a professional football team and the Coca-Cola Field home to the Buffalo Bison, a minor league baseball team
Individuals of all ages will enjoy the Buffalo Zoo, which houses the world’s most exotic and endangered wildlife, a kazoo factory, the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens, the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, the Aquarium of Niagara, and the Explore & More Children’s Museum
Buffalo Public Schools boasts 78 private and public schools, a number of charter schools as well as a magnet school system offering advanced areas of studies for students with special interests
Located on Lake Erie, this waterfront city offers paddle-boarding, kayaking, diving for shipwrecks, water-skiing, boating and one can even learn how to sail at the Sail Buffalo Sailing School
Erie County Medical Center
573-bed facility
Major teaching facility for the University of Buffalo
Regional center for trauma, burn care, behavioral health services, transplantation and rehabilitation
Specialties at ECMC include: cancer care, nephrology, orthopedics, an award-winning cardiac care department, as well as inpatient and outpatient surgery