Mommypoppins iconMommypoppinsAug 21, 2026 ~1 min source read

Things To Do in Buffalo with Kids: Our Insider’s Family-Friendly Guide

Not in a pretentious, holier-than-thou way, but in a down-home sort of way more indicative of a small town than a larger metropolitan city. A once-booming town of the Industrial Revolution, the Western New York city—and the state's second largest—has lived many lives, and it's proud to share them with you when you visit.

Share this story

Send the public story page.

Useful takeaways from this story.

Not in a pretentious, holier-than-thou way, but in a down-home sort of way more indicative of a small town than a larger metropolitan city.

Here's our kid-friendly guide to the Queen City of the Great Lakes, with all the best things to see, do, and eat in Buffalo.

Building the complete brief

The page is ready to read now. The fuller skim-friendly version will appear here automatically.

The useful part

Not in a pretentious, holier-than-thou way, but in a down-home sort of way more indicative of a small town than a larger metropolitan city. A once-booming town of the Industrial Revolution, the Western New York city—and the state's second largest—has lived many lives, and it's proud to share them with you when you visit. Here's our kid-friendly guide to the Queen City of the Great Lakes, with all the best things to see, do, and eat in Buffalo.

How it works

  • Find more nearby places to explore on our list of favorite family getaways in upstate New York and in our Guide to Day Trips and Getaways.

Details worth keeping

We share our insider tips and exclusive curation for a stress-free trip. If you spend much time in Buffalo, New York, it's abundantly clear: Yet, Buffalo manages to straddle both identities.

Keep reading in the app

Open the app view to save this story, compare related coverage, and continue from the same source.

Open in app