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About this city
Also known as: The Queen City, The City of Light
Buffalo is the second-largest city in New York and a globally legendary industrial, architectural, and shipping titan, beautifully situated at the easternmost tip of Lake Erie at the start of the Niagara River. Incorporated in 1832, the city exploded into a powerful economic giant following the historic completion of the Erie Canal, becoming the premier grain milling and steel production hub in North America. Buffalo boasts an incredibly dense, world-class architectural matrix designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan, expertly balancing its gritty working-class legacy with a massive modern medical research campus.
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Practical Tourism Metadata
Suggested stay: 2–3 days
Tour Frank Lloyd Wright's masterwork country estate at the Darwin D. Martin House, view modern masterpieces at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, and stroll past historic silos along Canalside.
