Arts And Entertainmnet

"Places Rated Almanac ranks Buffalo among the top 25 cities nationwide for the rich array of cultural activities found here, including: a lively Theater District in the heart of downtown featuring the opulent grandeur of Shea’s Performing Arts Center and one of the country’s finest regional theaters at Studio Arena; a world class symphony, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the acoustically perfect Kleinhans Music Hall; extraordinary architecture designed by world-renowned architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan; resurgent nightlife along Chippewa Street; American roots that run as deep as the War of 1812, the founding of the Erie Canal and the Underground Railroad; one of the world’s finest collections of modern art at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery; and an impressive collection of regional art at the Burchfield-Penney Art Center." - Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau