Buffalo Top Attractions & Passes
Buffalo attractions, in short: we list 8 of Buffalo’s cited top attractions below. The multi-attraction passes — CityPASS and Go City — each bundle their own set of sights into one ticket; we don’t quote a price (inclusions and pricing are set by the provider and change often). Weighing whether a Buffalo city pass is worth it? That guide compares the passes neutrally.
How a city attraction pass works
A city attraction pass bundles admission to several of a city's top sights into one ticket you buy once. The big passes — CityPASS and Go City — each cover a different set of attractions and price differently, and what they include changes over time. That is why this page never prints a price or a fixed bundle: we show you the cited attractions and link you to the provider for live pricing, so you compare against the sights you actually want to see.
Photo: National Park Service / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)Buffalo sits in the heart of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area, home to approximately 1.16 million residents. The city draws visitors with a diverse range of cultural and recreational attractions, including historic sites that reflect its industrial heritage, acclaimed art museums, general museums covering local and natural history, and a full-service zoo. With eight major attractions throughout the city, there is substantial variety for travelers interested in different types of experiences.
A city pass can be an efficient way to visit multiple Buffalo attractions using a single ticket. Rather than purchasing individual admission tickets, a bundled pass allows visitors to plan visits across several sites. For current information about which specific attractions are included, pricing options, and pass validity periods, visitors should consult the official pass provider directly. The region also benefits from proximity to two National Park Service sites, offering additional exploration opportunities nearby.
| Attraction | Type |
|---|---|
| Buffalo AKG Art Museum | Art museum |
| Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park | Museum |
| Buffalo Zoo | Zoo |
| Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens | Garden |
| Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House | Historic site |
| Canalside | Landmark |
| Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site | Historic site |
| Buffalo Museum of Science | Science center |
City attractions & pass-planning cheat-sheet
A city's top cited attractions and the NPS sites nearby on one page, so you can weigh a pass. Free. We never quote a pass price.
| NPS unit | Annual visits |
|---|---|
| Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site NPS Unit · 11.0 mi | 26,787 (2025) |
| Women'S Rights National Historical Park · 99.2 mi | 27,346 (2025) |
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Attraction names and types are cited to Buffalo's tourism record; metro-area population is from the U.S. Census metro spine and nearby-NPS visitation from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics package, verified June 2026. How we compile this. We never quote a pass price.