BUFFALO
New York State ’ s only RUST BELT city resurges . Booming live / work city center . BUZZING West Side lakefront redevelopment . Plenty of shopping , eating , art , CULTURE and architectural treasures .
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Larkin Square
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PHOTOS : ( LARKIN SQUARE ) COURTESY OF LARKIN SQUARE ; ( HOTEL HENRY ) COURTESY OF HOTEL HENRY ; ( THE TOWN BALLROOM ) JOE CASCIO ; ( BOTANICAL GARDEN ) JOE DIEBOLD PHOTOGRAPHY ; ( LOCALLY MADE ) COURTESY OF SAHLEN ’ S HOT DOGS
The Market Arcade Downtown ’ s latest gathering spot , offers food vendors and historical murals . Buffaloplace . com
From BFX Station : 0.9 miles car ; 19 minute walk ; 11 minute bus
Hotel Henry ( above ) A Gothic Revival , former psychiatric facility is now an urban resort and conference center . Hotelhenry . com
From BFX Station : 5.4 miles car ; 38 minute bus
Larkin Square A former factory is transformed into a lively business and entertainment center with food trucks and outdoor performances . Larkinsquare . com
From BFX Station : 1.3 miles car ; 26 minute walk
Lafayette Square This downtown park , planned in 1804 , offers strolling , lunch and outdoor concerts . Buffaloah . com
From BFX Station : 0.6 miles car ; 10 minute walk
City Hall Observation Deck See the city from atop a 38-story Art Deco masterpiece . Visitbuffaloniagara . com
From BFX Station : 0.8 miles car ; 15 minute walk
The Town Ballroom ( above ) This restored 1940s indie music venue once hosted Sinatra and Coltrane . Townballroom . com
From BFX Station : 1.1 miles car ; 22 minute walk
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LOCALLY MADE
If you ’ re not from Buffalo , you may not know about Sahlen ’ s hotdogs , but chances are you ’ ve tasted them while watching an ever-increasing list of sports teams : They ’ re the official hotdog of the Charlotte Knights , Florida Panthers , Western New York Flash , and the Buffalo Bills , Sabres and Bisons . These premium hotdogs were born in 1869 when Joseph Sahlen founded his meatpacking company , vowing to use only the freshest , highest-quality meats . Today the fifth-generation , family-owned business sells hotdogs in 15 states , including at 1,131 Publix Stores , and its Buffalo HQ operates a state-of-the-art processing facility . Sahlen ’ s latest offering , smokehouse hotdogs in pork / beef or all-beef , is already beloved by Buffalonians . Sahlen . com
Canalside A Lake Erie terminus is revived with shops , restaurants , a skating rink and over 1,000 activities a year . Canalsidebuffalo . com
From BFX Station : . 4 miles car ; 4 minute bus
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens ( above ) Lumagination lights up the gardens year round . Buffalogardens . com
From BFX Station : 5.6 miles car ; 28 minute bus
Albright-Knox Art Gallery Among the country ’ s oldest art museums , this gallery presents the best of modern art . Albrightknox . org
From BFX Station : 6.3 miles car ; 35 minute bus
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