Buffalo Art & Architecture Tour
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Photo courtesy Buffalo AKG Art Museum
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Photo courtesy Buffalo AKG Art Museum
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Photo courtesy Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House
This tour travels to the USA. Passports required!
We invite you to join us on this one-day journey exploring the fusion of art and architecture with our exclusive Toronto to Buffalo NY bus tour.
Explore the artistic tapestry of the Buffalo region, offering a unique blend of creativity and structural marvels. Your adventure begins with access to the recently revitalized Albright-Knox Art Gallery, rebranded as the Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Dive into the world of contemporary and classical masterpieces that beckon art aficionados.
Following this artistic immersion, our tour takes you on a captivating guided exploration of the architectural wonder that is Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin D. Martin House. Get ready for a day filled with visual delights and the seamless marriage of artistry and architectural brilliance.
We invite you to join us on this one-day journey exploring the fusion of art and architecture with our exclusive Toronto to Buffalo NY bus tour.
Explore the artistic tapestry of the Buffalo region, offering a unique blend of creativity and structural marvels. Your adventure begins with access to the recently revitalized Albright-Knox Art Gallery, rebranded as the Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Dive into the world of contemporary and classical masterpieces that beckon art aficionados.
Following this artistic immersion, our tour takes you on a captivating guided exploration of the architectural wonder that is Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin D. Martin House. Get ready for a day filled with visual delights and the seamless marriage of artistry and architectural brilliance.
NOTE! The Martin House tour involves moderate walking and some stairs. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
Trip Dates
1-Day Trip
Sat July 20, 2024
Sat July 20, 2024
Price
$179 per person
All prices are per person, in Canadian dollars. All taxes and tips are included!
Pickup Locations
7:30 AM Vaughan Weston Rd & Hwy 7
8:00 AM York Mills Station
8:30 AM Mississauga Hurontario & Courtney Park
9:05 AM Burlington/Oakville
9:45 AM Grimsby
8:00 AM York Mills Station
8:30 AM Mississauga Hurontario & Courtney Park
9:05 AM Burlington/Oakville
9:45 AM Grimsby
To book over the phone,
please call (866) 208-2950
please call (866) 208-2950
Inclusions
- Round-trip bus transportation on a deluxe highway motorcoach with washroom and WiFi.
- Admission & self-guided tour at AKG Art Museum.
- Admission & guided 75 minute tour of the Darwin D. Martin House.
- Stop at Wegman's for lunch in the market cafe. Cost of lunch is not included in the tour price.
- Wonderful gift shops at both venues.
- Evening washroom/dinner break in Grimsby on return from Buffalo. Cost of dinner is not included in the tour price.
- Escorted tour with ShortTrips.ca tour director available during tour.
- All tips & taxes included.
Approximate Return Times
- Grimsby 6:15 PM
- Burlington 7:30 PM
- Mississauga 8:15 PM
- York Mills 8:45 PM
- Vaughan 9:15 PM
Deposits, Payments, Cancellations & Refunds
- 100% full refund if you cancel at least 7 days before the trip departure date.
- Sorry but no refunds if cancellation is received less then 7 days before trip departure date.
- You can transfer your seat to anyone else you know up to the time of departure without penalty, there is no cost for name changes.
Travelling With Children
- Children 10 and older are welcome on this trip. Price for children is same as adults.
Travel Documents
- US Immigration requires that all travellers MUST have a passport (or Nexus or EDL cards). If you do not have a Canadian or USA passport, please make sure that you have the appropriate permissions or documentation to travel to the USA.
- If you are denied entry to the US, sadly we will have to leave you at the border.
- Sorry but no refunds if you are denied entry.
Emergency Medical Insurance
- Emergency medical and trip cancellation insurance is strongly recommended even though you will be in the USA for only a few hours. Getting ill in the USA can be very expensive.
- If you are not covered by a workplace or some other blanket travel/medical insurance policy, please consider purchasing emergency medical insurance online from CAA or TD Insurance or RBC Insurance or Manulife.
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Photo courtesy Buffalo AKG Art Museum
The Buffalo AKG Art Museum (formerly the Albright-Knox Art Gallery) is one of the oldest museums dedicated to the art of our time, and the sixth-oldest public art institution in the United States. It was founded in December 1862 as the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy with former President Millard Fillmore among its incorporators. Throughout its evolution to the Albright Art Gallery, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, and now the Buffalo AKG, our museum has been led by a series of talented and dedicated directors whose combined influence has given rise to an extraordinary collection of modern and contemporary art.
Step into the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, where the walls are like gossiping confidantes sharing the juiciest stories of creativity. This cultural hub in Buffalo is not your grandma's art museum – it's a lively circus of imagination, where paintings flirt with your curiosity, and sculptures throw a party of elegance. As you traipse through the halls, you'll find more drama than a Shakespearean play, with each artwork whispering, "Guess what happened when the artist picked up the brush?"
Step into the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, where the walls are like gossiping confidantes sharing the juiciest stories of creativity. This cultural hub in Buffalo is not your grandma's art museum – it's a lively circus of imagination, where paintings flirt with your curiosity, and sculptures throw a party of elegance. As you traipse through the halls, you'll find more drama than a Shakespearean play, with each artwork whispering, "Guess what happened when the artist picked up the brush?"
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer, and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 532. Wright was recognized in 1991 by the American Institute of Architects as "the greatest American architect of all time". Wright was a leader of the Prairie School movement of architecture and his work includes original and innovative examples of many building types, including offices, churches, schools, skyscrapers, hotels, and museums.
Darwin D Martin Complex
Photo courtesy Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House
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Arguably one of the best works by America’s greatest architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. Even Wright himself said this about the Martin House: "the most perfect thing of its kind in the world - a domestic symphony," and referred to it as "the opus" some 50 years after it was built.
For those who have ever harboured curiosity about the inner sanctums of homes conceived by this globally renowned architect, this presents an unmissable opportunity. As hailed by The Globe & Mail newspaper, the Martin House is deemed "Worth the drive to Buffalo," affirming that there is no better moment than the present to witness its splendor firsthand. |
