Buffalo is brimming with exciting experiences, reinvigorated attractions, and an always-strong food game. Let 100 Things to Do in Buffalo Before You Die be your guide to the best the area has to offer. Be amazed by impressionist masterpieces and large-scale installations at the newly opened Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Indulge your inner art-lover even more and take a gallery walk along Allen Street with stops at Pine Apple Company, Rivalry Projects, and El Museo. See the city from its tallest building, Seneca One, and enjoy a tour of Buffalo’s newest murals at Town Ballroom or Central Library. Take a deep dive into the region’s cultural history by visiting local eateries that celebrate Polish, Italian, Irish, and African American heritage. Learn why “parm” is a thing; taste Buffalo’s wing trail with your first stop at Anchor Bar and Restaurant; sample some local breweries including Big Ditch Brewing Company and Flying Bison; or see a concert overlooking Lake Erie with the Outer Harbor Concert Series. Experience the Queen City in her infinite variety. With local author Elizabeth Licata to guide you, Buffalo has plenty to surprise and delight all who live or visit here―in both expected and unexpected ways. Elizabeth Licata is an editorial writer and columnist for the Buffalo News since 2022; before that, she was editor of Buffalo Spree, Western New York's city/regional magazine, for 23 years. A lifelong area resident, Licata has been writing about Buffalo arts, architecture, and gardens for more than thirty years. A nationally published art critic and garden writer, she has written several books about Western New York art and gardens, as well as another Reedy title, Secret Buffalo.