Rob Banks’ Buffalo Bucket List

I have lived here in Buffalo my whole life, and it's almost a shame some of the things I have not seen or done here in Western New York that truly make this place great.

We live next to one of the natural wonders of the world, Niagara Falls, and how many times have you truly gone to see it?

Here's a list that I hope gets smaller over time, but I also hope it sees some fresh additions too.

What are some of the best places that you should experience here in Buffalo? What should I add to my list, and what's on yours?

1
Niagara Jet Boat
Tell me this does not look sweet.
Youngstown, New York, $30-50
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2
Botanical Gardens
This seems awful to me that I've actually never been there.
2655 S. Park Ave., Buffalo, $5-9
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3
Hive City
This is something I think I want to do soon...like, yesterday soon. It's a honeybee silo and an experience like none other -- of course, if you like bees.
Silo City, Buffalo, free
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4
Babeville
I play the guitar and love music, and I can't believe I've never caught a show at Ani DiFranco's music hall, Babeville.
341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, cost varies by show
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5
Cave Of The Winds
I've been to Niagara Falls and done the Maid of The Mist but never Cave of the Winds. Anyone have a review of this?
Niagara Falls, $8-12
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6
Amish Trails
Taking a horse and buggie, distanced from city life, busy streets and rush hour traffic, sounds cool. There's food along the trails as well.
9 West Main St., Gowanda, cost varies
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7
Maple Weekend
Every year I say I'm going to go get pancakes when Maple Weekend comes around, and I just never get to it...and people look forward to that weekend all year 'round.
All over Western New York, cost varies
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What else should I add to the list? While trying to come up with this, I made a list of things I actually HAVE done here in Buffalo, and the list of what we actually have here is quite amazing: Buffalo Citybration, Larkin Square, Food Truck Tuesdays, Canalside, Darien Lake concerts, the Erie Country Fair, Shakespeare in Delaware Park, the Sabres, Bills, Bisons and Bandits, Maid Of The Mist, the Naval Park, Dyngus Day, the St. Patrick's Day Parade, North Park Theater, a Niagara wine tour, all of the local brewery tours, the Shamrock Run and Turkey Trot, the Town Ballroom, Artpark, Kleinhan's, the Albright-Knox, the Darwin Martin House, the Buffalo Zoo, the Burchfield Penney Art Center, the Central Terminal and not to mention all the crazy good food places here!

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