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22 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Buffalo, New York

Updated August 9, 2022

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Stories About Buffalo

There are lots of stories about the provenance of the block letters—but it's hard to pin down the origins.

The Puzzling Provenance of Historic Hebrew Type

It's hard to match the letters with their creators.
by Karen Chernick
April 9, 2021
Welcome to the International Sangha Bhiksu Buddhist Association, formerly Saint Agnes Roman Catholic Church.

The Sacred Afterlives of Buffalo’s Vacant Churches

The best way to preserve a church in a shrinking city is often to convert it to a mosque or temple.
by Sabrina Imbler
November 4, 2019
Once upon a time there was a cemetery here, in Tangier, Virginia.

From Indonesia to Ingonish, Some Bones Won't Stay Buried 

As seas and storms erode coastlines, cemeteries are giving up their dead. 
by Jennifer S. Holland
October 28, 2019
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A 12-Stop Road Trip of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Most Surprising Designs
Blue Sky Mausoleum.
Darwin Martin House Complex.
Skylights on the exterior porch made of red cypress.
A restored Wright house on the Burnham Block.

A 12-Stop Road Trip of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Most Surprising Designs

A UFO-inspired church, a futurist gas station, and more deep cuts.

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Including Blue Sky Mausoleum, The Darwin D. Martin House, and Kentuck Knob