Places to Explore In Niagara Falls and Western New York

Allegany State Park

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Bemus Point

Bemus Point is the largest community on the north shore of Chautauqua Lake. Its main attractions are its waterfront and its handful of good restaurants...

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Buffalo

Snow, the Buffalo Bills, and the gateway to Niagara Falls are just some of the things that come to mind when most people think of...

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Chautauqua and Mayville

The 856-acre village of Chautauqua, bordering Chautauqua Lake, is something of a Mayberry, with Victorian homes lining its narrow, hodgepodge streets. It’s overtaken entirely by...

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Darien Lakes State Park

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East Aurora

East Aurora has earned the nickname Toy Town, U.S.A. because of the many toy companies that have been based in this tiny town over the...

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Ellicottville

Holiday Valley, a popular regional ski resort, is Ellicott’s main draw. This is where Buffalo and Rochester area residents go to get in some weekend...

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Fredonia and Dunkirk

Dunkirk, one of the few harbors along the east coast of Lake Erie, was named after Dunkerque in northern France, and in 1851 became the...

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Grand Island

The low and flat Grand Island is the largest of the islands dotting the Niagara River between Buffalo and Niagara Falls. (In fact, it's larger...

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Jamestown

Jamestown, founded in 1811, is at the eastern end of Chautauqua Lake. One of its claims to fame is that it was the childhood home...

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Lockport

The city of Lockport has five sets of operating locks along the Erie Canal. The busy lock system still operates in much the same manner...

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Niagara Falls

20 mi north of Buffalo, 80 mi south of Toronto, 90 mi west of Rochester. Niagara Falls has inspired artists for centuries. English painter William...

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Niagara-on-the-Lake

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Olean

Olean, founded in 1804, is a community of 16,000 nestled in hills formed by receding glaciers. It's home to St. Bonaventure University, two community colleges...

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Salamanca

Salamanca, on the broad Allegheny River, has the distinction of being the only U.S. city on an American Indian reservation (the Allegany Indian Reservation). The...

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Westfield

As the home of a Welch's plant, Westfield calls itself the grape-juice capital of the world. Several wineries are nearby, off U.S. 20. Antiques stores...

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