Buffalo Tours-Best of Buffalo
Additional Information
Our "Best of Buffalo" tour is our most popular Buffalo tour. Your guide is Officer O'Connor, an Irish cop from the 1800s who brings to life all the hidden stories of the Queen City. This Buffalo tour begins with a 40 minute walking tour of the Naval and Military Park. During our time at the Park we will walk aboard the USS The Sullivans and the USS Little Rock to experience the stories of the women, men and machines that have safeguarded freedom. Once aboard the bus, we'll explore:
- How Buffalo Got its Name
- Buffalo's notorious Canal District
- Millionaire's Row
- Richardson Complex AKA the Psych Center
- The Triple Hanging at City Hall
- The Naval Park and America's Most Famous Photo
- Canalside
- Secrets of Downtown Architecture
Tickets are $30 per person. Tours operate June through September and depart from the Naval Park. Click on the RESERVATIONS Button for tickets and scheduled departures for our Buffalo tours.
Tour Highlights
Your Guide
Richardson Olmsted Complex
Your Guide
Your guide for this Buffalo tour is Officer O'Connor--an Irish cop who has been patrolling the city's notorious waterfront since 1860. Expect Irish wit, storytelling and a bit of blarney.
Naval Park
Richardson Olmsted Complex
Your Guide
Tour includes a brief walking tour aboard the ships at the Naval Park where you'll hear behind the scenes stories of honor and loss. Guests with limited mobility can skip the walking part of the tour...Just ask your guide.
Richardson Olmsted Complex
Richardson Olmsted Complex
Richardson Olmsted Complex
Hear the stories of the people who worked and lived in the former Buffalo Psychiatric Center. Discover how the spaces within this massive campus are being creatively re-purposed to host a hotel and much more.
Millionaires & Mansions
Millionaires & Mansions
Richardson Olmsted Complex
See the best of gilded age architecture and experience the life styles of Buffalo's rich and famous. We show you some of Buffalo's most exclusive mansions.
Elmwood Village
Millionaires & Mansions
Downtown Architecture
Enjoy Buffalo's most bohemian neighborhoods, the Elmwood Village and Allentown. See where the hip people in Buffalo live!
Downtown Architecture
Millionaires & Mansions
Downtown Architecture
No Buffalo tour is complete without experiencing the amazing architecture of downtown. See City Hall, Old County Hall, The Hotel Lafayette, the Sullivan Building and much more.
Where Does The Tour Start?
Look for our Bus at the Naval Park Entrance
There are a few free parking spots located in the lot across the street from the Naval Park. The spots have signs indicting they are reserved for Naval Park guests. Feel free to use them (see above image). Paid parking is found on the surface lot accessed from Commercial St., under the Skyway. Using GPS to find our location? Enter "Buffalo Naval Park" into your GPS device (Cell phone or navigation system) and you'll find us.