Lake Erie Tour Route and Lighthouses
Go back to the mainland and see the shoreline. the drive or boat ride around lake erie takes you through the working waterfronts around buffalo, cleveland, oh, detroit, mi, erie, pa, toledo, oh, and southern ontario and is intermingled with beautiful preservations of flora and fauna as well as the history of north america's first westward expansion, the old northwest territory.
Rochester, NY is a short hour and a half drive away down I-90.
Genesee Country Village
See the 19th century come alive in an accurate restored community. Employees don't just tell the history, but they work as townspeople performing various 19th century jobs around the community.
Niagara Falls, NY One of the wonders of the world and a great honeymoon spot, a short 30 minute drive up I-190. Lots of small museums and tourist attractions located both on the American side and right across the border in Niagara Falls Ontario. If you plan heading to the Canadian side, be sure to bring your passport or an approved alternative such as an enhanced driver's license - birth certificates and oral declarations of citizenship are no longer acceptable to cross the border.
Toronto Head over the Peace Bridge from downtown Buffalo and you're only an hour and a half from Canada's largest city.
Ellicottville, NY The winter season in Buffalo is perfect for skiing. Just an hour south of the city, Ellicottville has 52 slopes, a quaint main street as well as a ton of great bed and breakfasts.
Lockport Lockport is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 22,279 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a set of Erie canal locks within the city. Lockport is the county seat of Niagara County and is surrounded by the Town of Lockport.