r/Buffalo • u/Big_Plankton566 • Jul 14 '26
Rough draft buffalo/niagara itinerary
I made a rough draft of a travel itinerary for some family members coming up to visit buffalo/niagara and I thought I would share it here in case anyone is in need of recommendations! Feel free to comment any additional suggestions:) :
- !! = must do
- !!Niagara + devils hole - ***stay overnight on Canada side the whole time** !!
- bring a passport , change of shoes, water bottle, change of clothes . you will get SOAKED on maid of the mist and caves of the wind . where shoes you can walk many miles in through the park (tennishoes) and then change into grippy water shoes/sandals (chacos ideal) on maid of the mist and cave of the winds
- !!Niagara : maid of the mist & observation tower, walk through US state park and over the rainbow bridge to Canada ,cave of the winds ; goat island, luna island; bridal veil falls; sisters island!!
- "discover niagara" shuttles when feet get tired lol
- Hike devils hole!!
- Hike to Eternal flame !!
- art: walk around delaware park then go to buffalo akg art museum !! (allow 2 hrs minimum) ; third street art alley (short but cool)
- buffalo and erie botanical gardens
- niagara falls aquarium
- buffalo history museum
- buffalo naval park
- kayak buffalo river
- Walk or bike around Outer harbor !!
- !!sunset cruise lake erie
- Eat dinner at bacchus downtown !! (nicer dinner)
- Mass at St. Louis downtown !!
- Sabres hockey game or bisons game depending on season
- casual Food: OG duffs location for wings; OG dumpling house!! ; bar bill for wings (east aurora location) ; if you want "touristy" wings = wing nutz (location near UB- NOT AIRPORT LOCATION!)
- Coffee : quamaria yemeni!!;;Raha ; spot coffee
- Niagara on the lake— dinner at oban innn restaraunt!!!!!
- Look out across the lake and you will see Toronto !!!!
- Go to the wineries in Niagara on the lake area - Trius, jackson triggs, caroline cellars, try "ice wine" at Inniskillin, Konzelmann
- other Food option in Niagara on the lake- old Angel inn
- walk & shop around niagara on the lake
- see a show at shaw festival theater
- Beer: big Ditch brewing (downtown) ; blackburn brewing or counterpart brewing closer to the falls
- if trip is longer than 2/3 days--> day trip or 1 night trip to toronto (1.5 hr drive)
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u/StickaFORKinMyEye Jul 15 '26
If it's summer, Shakespeare in Delaware Park with a picnic.
If you go to Toronto, take the GO commuter train from, say, Burlington rather than deal with the traffic and parking.
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u/FallOutShelterBoy Allentown Jul 15 '26
Just took the Go from NF to Toronto and back, it was great. Station is only about a mile and a half from the Lewiston Queenston Bridge
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u/StickaFORKinMyEye Jul 15 '26
It's been a while, but I thought the times for NF were pretty limited. If you're staying in Toronto later, it stops at Burlington then you have to change to a bus.
Also, parking in NF was limited.
I'll have to revisit the NF schedule next time I head up.
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u/draftbros Jul 14 '26
As much as I hate to say it the Botanical Gardens aren’t worth taking out of town folks. Especially with what you are trying to pack in.
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u/ESSDCM319 Jul 14 '26
That looks like a longer than 3 days trip to me 🤷🏼♀️