Buffalo, New York Attractions
Unusual landmarks, museums, roadside attractions, and hidden wonders in Buffalo and the surrounding area. President McKinley was shot and died in Buffalo, which also has ties to Presidents Cleveland and Fillmore (He died in Buffalo, too). The city's most popular public artwork is a girl with a shark head. One of its universities harbors a Brain Museum.
Sights for Oddball Excursions
Rock Legends Wax Museum
Niagara Falls, Ontario
A senior citizen Niagara Falls artist has sculpted over 70 wax renditions of famous rock and roll performers. New ones continually added. Special "Heavy Metal Chamber" gallery.
Second Coming House of Prophet Isaiah
Niagara Falls, New York
Prophet Isaiah Henry Robertson was directed by God to decorate his house in advance of the Second Coming.
Brain Museum
Buffalo, New York
Officially known as the Museum of Neuroanatomy, this display of pickled head meat is the largest human brain collection open to the public in the USA.
Big Chief: Interstate Muffler Man
Irving, New York
Fiberglass statue of an Indian Chief, arm raised in greeting, along the Thruway on the Seneca Nation Reservation at the Big Indian Smoke Shop.
Niagara Wax Museum of History: Lincoln's Haircut Chair
Niagara Falls, New York
The Niagara Wax Museum of History, specializing in exhibits significant to the region, recreated the Lincoln barber shop scene, featuring the actual chair.
In and Around Buffalo
Choice field reports and tips. Or check out: Complete list of New York attractions.
- Niagara Falls: Niagara Wax Museum of History: Lincoln's Haircut Chair
- Niagara Falls: Second Coming House of Prophet Isaiah
- Niagara Falls: Haunted House of Wax
- Buffalo: Brain Museum
- Buffalo: McKinley Monument
- Buffalo: Twin Statues Of Liberty Atop An Office Building [tips]
- Buffalo: Shark Girl [tips]
- Buffalo: Founding Fathers Pub [tips]
- Buffalo: Frank Lloyd Wright Gas Station in a Museum [tips]
- Buffalo: Very Large Six Pack [tips]
- Buffalo: Big Buffalo Nickel [tips]
- Buffalo: Monty the Therapy Dog
- Buffalo: Where President McKinley Died
- Buffalo: Sixty Canoes Piled on a Pole [tips]
- Buffalo: Karma: Tower of Stacked Humans [tips]
- Buffalo: Deathbed Scene in Marble [tips]
- Buffalo: The Gun That Killed President McKinley [tips]
- Buffalo: Saturday Night Fever Firefighter Memorial
- Buffalo: Rick James Grave [tips]
- Buffalo: Where President McKinley Was Shot
- Buffalo: Giant Head: Not MLK [tips]
