ELMWOOD AVENUE. Among the world's leading collections of international sculptures and paintings, this museum houses a formidable lineup of artists, including Picasso, Renoir, Monet, Matisse, and Van Gogh. A restaurant and gift shop is also on-site. Parking $3-10.

This museum sits on a 35-acre park dedicated to frontier life in the Niagara area. Tour old school houses, restored homes, and buildings to see how the area's pioneers lived. The museum also features displays of arts and crafts from the time period.

Housed in a historic synagogue, this museum offers a world-renowned collection of more than 1000 Judaic artifacts. Items range from the present day to as early as the 10th century and include currency, textiles, and religious displays.

This well-stocked museum has a little of everything, including mummies and one of the biggest Kodiak bears in the world.

Both the pacemaker and Cheerios have roots in Buffalo, and the county historical society makes sure the world knows it. The society is housed in the only structure remaining from the city's 1901 Pan American Exposition. Thousands of artifacts and inventions that were key to the history of the area are kept here. The museum's Pan-American exhibit occupies a separate location: the Resource Center, 459 Forest Avenue.