Field Trips: K-12 Students
Explore Buffalo Field Trips provide exciting opportunities for your students. Get into the sunshine to explore in person all the history that makes Buffalo unique! Consider the following tours for your K-12 students; go to this page for College Groups.
We are now booking field trips for Fall 2025 & Spring 2026
For more information, please contact Education Coordinator Lori DeMaria at 716-245-3032 ext. 204 or educationtours@explorebuffalo.org
Delaware Park: Explore History, Landmarks, and Art
Available May-October
Students will enjoy being in Buffalo’s beautiful Delaware Park and experiencing the natural beauty, architectural landmarks, and captivating art in the park. Your students will hear about the park’s history, the exterior art installations, as well as the architectural significance of the AKG and the surrounding buildings. Get an up close look at nature as you walk along the Japanese Garden, cross the Bridge of the Three Americas, and view Hoyt Lake. Groups can take advantage of the playground and picnic tables and have lunch in the park after their tour has finished! This tour includes themes of community revitalization, community engagement, green infrastructure, and the promotion of arts and culture.
Cost: $8 per student
Tour is appropriate for grades 3-12
Groups can choose from:
60 minute tours available on Monday, Thursday, or Friday
75-90 minute tours available Monday-Fridays
Maximum group size: 75 students
Downtown Highlights
Available May-October
This 60-minute tour is perfect for students of all ages that are interested in just the highlights of Downtown Buffalo. Begin at Seneca One, the tallest building in Buffalo. Go inside the Ellicott Square Building, learn about St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral and Buffalo’s first skyscraper – the Guaranty Building. You’ll end with a tour inside the lobby of Seneca One, which is filled with unique treasures and great views. This tour includes themes of Community, Architects, Symbolism, and Technological Advancements in Building. Plan lunch for your group at the cafeteria at Seneca One or the Pearl Street Grill & Brewery.
Cost: $8 per student
This walking tour is 60 minutes
This tour is recommended for all grades
Maximum group size: 60 students
Best of Buffalo
Available May-October
This tour takes students through the heart of downtown Buffalo. Students will see the exterior of City Hall, Niagara and Lafayette Squares, go inside the Ellicott Square Building, and more! This is a great tour to introduce students to downtown Buffalo and talk about the themes of Community, Architects, Symbolism, and Technological Advancements in building.
Cost: $8 per student
This walking tour is 75-90 minutes long
Recommended for grades 3-12
Canalside with the Solar Powered Buffalo Heritage Carousel
Available May-October
*The carousel will only be open in the fall to groups 60 students and above Monday- Friday. Smaller groups can schedule on Fridays only.
This tour takes your students through the vibrant Canalside area to discuss the history of the Erie Canal and some of the important sights that are there including: the Naval ships, the Memorial Park, the Commercial Slip, Waterways of Change Museum, the surrounding water, and silos. In addition, your students will love the opportunity to take a ride on the carousel and get an informative mini-presentation by the Buffalo Heritage Carousel staff. Important themes on this tour include Industrialization, Local Economy, Innovative Thinkers, & Technological Advancements and Community.
Cost: $9 per student
Groups can choose from: 60 minute tours recommended for K-2nd grade but available for all groups
75-90 minute tours available Monday-Fridays
Maximum group size: 120 students
This tour and the Carousel are fully wheelchair accessible.
Buffalo City Hall
Available year-round
An interior walking tour that introduces students to this beautiful Art Deco masterpiece. Students learn about different levels and responsibilities of government with visits to Council Chambers, the Mayor’s office, the Treasury Room and the lobby with it’s amazing art. The beautiful Observation Deck with a 360 view of Buffalo is included. The City Hall tour covers themes of Art Deco Architecture, Symbolism, Representative Government, and Citizenship.
Cost: $8 per student
Limited to grades 3 and above
This tour is a 60 minute tour.
Group size limited to 50 students – no exceptions.
Please Note: The observation deck access is at the discretion of City Hall. The observation deck requires three flights of stairs and is not handicapped accessible.
Silo City Ground
Available May-October
Students will experience the monumental scale of the grain elevators constructed in Buffalo in the first half of the twentieth century, and see how they are now being repurposed. On this guided walk around the grounds of Silo City, you’ll learn about the history of the grain trade in Buffalo and the development of the grain elevator, including the construction methods used to build such massive structures. Students will learn about how the Silo City campus is being creatively used for arts and culture today and see the redevelopment of some of the historic buildings currently in progress. This tour includes themes of Community, Industrialization, Technological Advancements, Local Economy, Adaptive Reuse.
Cost: $10 per student
This walking tour is 75-90 minutes
Limited to grades 10-12 – no exceptions
Group size limited to 50 students – no exceptions.
For more information, please contact Education Coordinator Lori DeMaria at 716-245-3032 ext. 204 or educationtours@explorebuffalo.org