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24 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Buffalo, New York

Updated November 21, 2022

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What Is Lake-Effect Snow?

A snowstorm that slammed into Western New York left more than six feet of snow in places. Blame the Great Lakes.
by Michael A. Rawlins

The Puzzling Provenance of Historic Hebrew Type

It's hard to match the letters with their creators.
by Karen Chernick

The Sacred Afterlives of Buffalo’s Vacant Churches

The best way to preserve a church in a shrinking city is often to convert it to a mosque or temple.
by Sabrina Imbler

From Indonesia to Ingonish, Some Bones Won't Stay Buried 

As seas and storms erode coastlines, cemeteries are giving up their dead. 
by Jennifer S. Holland

Please, Stop Flushing Live Goldfish Down the Toilet

Or anything else that doesn't belong there, for that matter.
by Jonathan Carey

Lists Featuring Buffalo

Blue Sky Mausoleum.
Darwin Martin House Complex.
Skylights on the exterior porch made of red cypress.
A restored Wright house on the Burnham Block.

A 12-Stop Road Trip of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Most Surprising Designs

A UFO-inspired church, a futurist gas station, and more deep cuts.

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Including Blue Sky Mausoleum, The Darwin D. Martin House, and Kentuck Knob

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