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 2026!
For more information, please contact Education Director 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 Buffalo’s beautiful Delaware Park and will experience its 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 and history of the Buffalo History Museum and the AKG. 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!
Cost: $8 per student
Tour is appropriate for grades 3-12
Groups can choose from:
60 minute tours available on Monday, Thursday, and Friday
75-90 minute tours available Monday, Thursday, and Friday
Maximum group size: 60 students
Downtown Highlights
Available May-October
This 60-minute tour is perfect for students of all ages. Step back in time and walk through more than a century of Buffalo’s story — told through its most iconic downtown landmarks. The Downtown Highlights Tour unfolds as a timeline tour, tracing the city’s transformation from its 19th-century boom years to its modern revival. 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.
Cost: $8 per student
This walking tour is 60 minutes
This tour is recommended for all grades
Maximum group size: 60 students
Canalside with a ride on the Solar Powered Buffalo Heritage Carousel
Available May-October
This tour takes your students through the vibrant Canalside area to discuss the history of the Erie Canal and see some of the additional important sights including: the exterior of Naval ships, the Memorial Park, the Commercial Slip, Shark Girl and the Replica Canals.
Cost: $9 per student
60-minute tours: recommended for K-2nd grade and special needs classes
75-minute tours: all groups
Groups of 60 students and above can schedule Monday- Friday.
Groups smaller than 60 can schedule Wednesday-Friday
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.
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.
Cost: $10 per student
This walking tour is 90 minutes
Limited to grades 10-12 – no exceptions
Group size limited to 50 students – no exceptions.
For more information, please contact Education Director Lori DeMaria at 716-245-3032 ext. 204 or educationtours@explorebuffalo.org