Delaware Avenue’s downtown landscape is being dramatically altered by a building boom that includes new office towers, condos, and adaptive reuse. Get a firsthand view of all the “new digs,” while learning about the Avenue’s rich historical past with Buffalo Tours. This tour brings the old and the new together and offers a sneak peak into Buffalo’s future.

Meet at Delaware Avenue and W. Mohawk Street.

You don't know Buffalo if you don't know the landmarks on this tour by master architects Sullivan, Burnham, Upjohn, and E. B. Green. The Guaranty Building, St. Paul's, and the Ellicott Square Building are as magnificent inside as outside. The tour also includes City Hall, Old Post Office, Old County Hall, and lower Pearl Street.

Buffalo Tours presents Theatre District. From the recently renovated Electric Building, this tour proceeds up Main Street past new construction to an extraordinary collection of buildings that reflect the typical American "Main Street" of the 1930s. We'll check on the results of various restoration efforts, including that of the Market Arcade itself, a beautifully detailed 1892 retail mall.

Meet at Market Arcade, 617 Main Street.

Delaware Avenue’s downtown landscape is being dramatically altered by a building boom that includes new office towers, condos, and adaptive reuse. Get a firsthand view of all the “new digs,” while learning about the Avenue’s rich historical past with Buffalo Tours. This tour brings the old and the new together and offers a sneak peak into Buffalo’s future.

Meet at Delaware Avenue and W. Mohawk Street.

Buffalo Tours presents Walking the Pan-Am. Imagine that fine time when, from May to November 1901, more than 8 million people from all over the world traveled to Buffalo to witness the marvels of electric lights and distant cultures! Midway Curiosities! Fountains and Pavilions! -- all were showcased at the Pan-American Exposition. Today, the Exposition grounds encompass one of the city's most popular residential neighborhoods. Walk with us through this special area, where triumph and tragedy marked Buffalo's greatest and saddest moments.

Meet at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society.

Buffalo Tours presents Waterfront Revival. Can the thriving waterfront of the early 20th century come to life once more? Walk from the mouth of the Buffalo River toward the newly reconstructed and re-watered Commercial Slip. Learn about the once barren and flooded "flats" that became a thriving neighborhood of homes and shops during the heyday of the Erie Canal. What's next?

Meet at The Hatch.

Join us for this rare glimpse inside the magnificent homes of Buffalo's Golden Age on Delaware Avenue & Oakland Place. See how the rich and famous of the early 20th Century lived during Buffalo's heyday.

Attendance is limited; reservations required. Meet at the corner of Summer Street and Oakland Place.

Please make reservations by calling 716.852.3300 or via email.

Buffalo Tours presents H.H. Richardson Complex. On this tour, we'll walk the perimeter of one of H. H. Richardson's greatest designs, the Buffalo State Hospital (interior tours have been unavailable since 2003). Surrounded by an Olmsted landscape, this largest of Richardson's creations influenced a much-emulated architectural style named for the architect, Richardsonian Romanesque.

Meet at the Forest Avenue Gate, Forest and Richmond.

Photo by Chuck LaChiusa.

Buffalo Tours presents Inside the Central Terminal. The Art Deco Central Terminal evokes poignant memories of departure and reunion … and dismay over its deterioration under various owners. Since 1997, the nonprofit Central Terminal Restoration Corporation has arrested deterioration, restored the tower clock, conducted regular clean-ups and sponsored well-attended events in this magnificent structure. See the results and hear about future plans.

Meet at the Central Terminal.

Buffalo Tours presents Walking the Pan-Am. Imagine that fine time when, from May to November 1901, more than 8 million people from all over the world traveled to Buffalo to witness the marvels of electric lights and distant cultures! Midway Curiosities! Fountains and Pavilions! -- all were showcased at the Pan-American Exposition. Today, the Exposition grounds encompass one of the city's most popular residential neighborhoods. Walk with us through this special area, where triumph and tragedy marked Buffalo's greatest and saddest moments.

Meet at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society.