Inside Downtown South Tour

This tour covers a variety of architectural styles and successful adaptive reuses of buildings in the southern part of downtown Buffalo. Buildings featured on this tour include St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Ellicott Square Building, Old Post Office, and St. Joseph’s Cathedral. There are short outdoor walks to get from building to building, with the tour designed to allow tour takers to spend most of the time indoors.

This tour meets at the Buffalo Harbor Museum at 66 Erie Street, near the corner of Franklin and Swan Streets (Erie Street has been converted into a park). Street parking in downtown Buffalo is free on weekends. Private paid parking lots do require payment on weekends. The nearest Metro Rail stop is the Swan Street station, approximately two blocks away.

- Advance reservations are encouraged but not required for this tour.

- All credit card payments must be made in advance.

- Advance reservations with a credit card can be made online until the tour starting time. Cash or checks are accepted at the start of the tour.

- If you make an advance reservation, please print your confirmation email, or be prepared to show it on your phone.

- This tour is between ninety minutes and two hours in length.

- Please wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather!

- Winter Weather Cancellation Policy: This tour will be canceled if there is a Travel Advisory in place in the City of Buffalo.

- Cameras are encouraged!