1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. Phone 716-882-8700.
Tuesday-Saturday 11 am-5 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. Admission charged.

Free admission to the permanent collection Saturday 11 am-1 pm.
Often ranked as one of the country's top museums for modern art, with works by Picasso, Matisse, van Gogh, Monet and other masters

Amherst Museum
Restored historic buildings from the 1800s in a 35-acre/14-hectare park. Living-history demonstrations and tours are offered. The park is open April-October Tuesday-Friday 9:30 am-4:30 pm, Saturday and Sunday 12:30-4:30 pm; mid October-March Tuesday-Friday 9:30 am-4:30 pm. The historic buildings are open April-October only. US$5 adults, US$1.50 children. 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road (about 16 mi/26 km northeast of downtown Buffalo), Amherst. Phone 716-689-1440. http://www.amherstmuseum.org.

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

641 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-884-0095

Hours: Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm; Sat & Sun, noon - 5pm. Closed holidays.
Admission Charged
Historic house museum where Theodore Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 26th President in 1901.

Buffalo & Erie County Naval and Military Park

One Naval Park Cove
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-847-1773

Hours: Apr - Oct, daily, 10am - 5pm; Nov, Sat - Sun, 10am - 4:30pm. Open holidays.
Admission Charged

This Buffalo waterfront attraction is purported to be the largest inland park of its kind in the nation. All branches of the Armed Forces are represented in the park's exhibits. Tour the decks and hulls of a guided missile cruiser, destroyer and WWII submarine. Inspect uniforms and memorabilia in the museum and exhibits aboard the ships. See planes, a tank and more!

Buffalo Fire Historical Museum

1850 William Street
Buffalo, NY 14206-1449
716-892-8400

Hours: Sat, 10am - 4pm. Closed holidays.

Admission Free

Dating from the 1850s, exhibits include an 1850 hand-pumper, an 1865 soda/acid cart, a 1907 hose wagon and steamer and a 1919 Arhens-Fox pumper.

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14211
716-896-5200

Hours: Tue - Sat, 10am - 5pm; Sun, noon - 5pm. Museum hours subject to change. Closed Holidays.

Admission Charged
An exciting world of hands-on learning in the Greater Niagara Region. From dinosaurs to exotic insects, explore more than a dozen fun filled exhibit halls tracing natural history and the human experience.

Buffalo Transportation/Pierce Arrow Museum

263 Michigan Avenue at 201 Seneca Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-853-0084

Hours: Sat 12pm-5pm; tours by appointment.
Admission Charged
Western New York-made automobiles, cycles, and automobilia focuses on local transportation history. Cars from 1901 to the 1960s, muscle cars, Pierce-Arrow, Thomas Flyers and more. Unique “Women and the Automobile” exhibit presents an in-depth look at the role women played in all phases of the automobile industry throughout the 20th Century.

Cofeld Judaic Museum of Temple Beth Zion

805 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
716-836-6565

Hours: Call for additional information

Admission Charged
Collection of more than a thousand Judaic artifacts dating from 10th Century to the present.

Iron Island Museum

998 Lovejoy Street
Buffalo, NY 14206-1123
716-892-3084

Hours: Mon, 2pm - 6pm; Thu, 5pm - 9pm; Fri & Sat, 10am - 1pm, or by appointment. Closed Labor Day, Christmas & New Year's Day.
Admission Charged
Historic 1895 building with three rooms of artifacts including railroad history, military items, Hennepin Park memories, New York Central Terminal gallery and model.

The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum

453 Porter Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14201
716-885-4139

Hours: Mon - Sat, 10am - 5pm; Sun, 1pm - 5pm. Call for holiday hours.
Admission Free
Buffalo is one of seven U.S. cities to house a Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum. Exhibit highlights include the Wright Brothers, the Louisiana Purchase, the early history of the Bible, and great classical music composers.

Lower Lakes Marine Historical Society Museum

66 Erie Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-849-0914

Hours: Tue, Thu & Sat, 10am - 3pm.
Admission Charged
The museum - the former Howard H. Baker Company's ship chandlery built in 1830 - houses an extensive collection of maritime history relating to the creation of the Erie Canal. Photos, newspaper articles, model ships and wartime vessels are included in the displays of the 130-year history of boat building in Buffalo.

Mark Twain Museum of Buffalo

249 North Street
Buffalo, NY 14201
716-881-1454

Hours: Tours by advance reservation only. Sat. 10am, Sun. 1pm, Wed. 1pm.
Admission Charged
Learn about Mark Twain's time in Buffalo and the colorful history of the museum's 1877 mansion home, designed by noted architect Richard Waite.

Niagara Aerospace Museum

345 Third Street
Niagara Office Building
Niagara Falls, NY 14303
716-278-0060

Hours: Call for additional information

Admission Charged
Experience flight in a 140 seat surround sound theater. The Niagara Aerospace Museum's dazzling collection of aircraft, artifacts and space exhibits bring to life the dreams, determination
and courage that characterize the pioneers of aviation history and space exploration. See the restoration of a rare World War I trainer airplane, the Curtiss J-N4D Jenny. Sit under a World War II parachute designed and made in Buffalo NY in 1942.

East Aurora (20 miles SE of Buffalo)

Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum

April-June Wednesday-Sunday 1-5 pm; July and August daily 11 am-5 pm; September-December Wednesday-Sunday 1-5 pm.

180 Thompson St.

Tonawanda.

716-693-1885.

Admission includes a ride on a restored 1916 carousel or a 1940s-era children's carousel. Group tours scheduled year-round.

Housed in the original Allan Herschell Co. factory complex, this museum explores the history of hand-carved wooden carousels, as well as the company's role in the development of the U.S. amusement-ride industry

Elbert Hubbard – Roycroft Museum

363 Oakwood Avenue
East Aurora, NY 14052
716-652-4735

Hours: Seasonal Jun 1 - Oct 15 Wed., Sat. & Sun. 2pm-4pm or by appointment. Closed holidays.
Admission Charged

A 1910 craftsmen bungalow containing a collection of books, letters, furniture, metal ware, leather crafts and art glass pertaining to Elbert Hubbard and the Roycroft Arts and Crafts Movement.

Explore & More…A Children’s Museum

300 Gleed Avenue
East Aurora, NY 14052
716-655-5131

Hours: Wed - Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, noon-5pm. Mon - Tue by reservation for large groups. Open year-round. Closed holidays except for Martin Luther King Day, President's Day and Columbus Day.

Admission Charged
A fun museum designed for the many ways kids learn, featuring hands-on exhibits for ages 1-10. The museum encourages children to learn more about the world around them as they experiment, discover, play and learn.

Toy Town Museum

636 Girard Avenue
East Aurora, NY 14052
716-687-5151

Hours: Mon. - Sat. 10am-4pm
Admission Charged
Younger visitors will delight in ToyWorks, a hands-on area where kids can try a number of different learning activities. Adults will enjoy an extensive collection of "Toys Through the 20th Century," "Toys from Around the World", and a host of regularly changing exhibits.

Aurora Historical Museum

5 South Grove Street
East Aurora, NY 14052
716-652-3280

Hours: Mon - Fri, 9am - 4pm. Closed holidays.
Admission Charged

Museum contains the complete history of the town. Presented in sequence through Rex Jennings' murals and Aurora Historical Society collections.