The '''Niagara Frontier''' region of New York State consists of 5 counties situated near the Great Lakes of '''Erie''' and '''Ontario''', just across the '''Niagara River''' from the Golden Horseshoe region of the Canadian province of Ontario. Buffalo, the state's second-largest city, and Niagara Falls, the "honeymoon capital of the world", are the major destinations in the Niagara Frontier, but the eastern areas of the region also offer educational and recreational attractions, focusing on history, agriculture, industry, and the local waterways.

Counties

  • Erie County
  • Genesee County
  • Niagara County
  • Orleans County
  • Wyoming County
  • Cities

  • Albion
  • Barker
  • Batavia
  • Buffalo
  • Clarence
  • Eden
  • Lockport
  • Medina
  • Niagara Falls
  • Portageville
  • Springville
  • Warsaw
  • Other destinations

    Understand

    Talk

    As well as English, French and Spanish are spoken.

    Get in

    Get around

    To get around the best parts of Western NY, you may need to fly. The most populated areas are served by a number of highways, including Interstate 90, coming in from directly east of Buffalo, running along the eastern edge of the city, and turning southwest towards Erie, PA and Cleveland, as well as its related loops: 190 from Buffalo to the edge of Lake Ontario, 290 through the northern suburbs, 990 through Amherst. The 33 runs from downtown Buffalo and connects to the 90, and continues past the airport before reverting to a regular two-lane road. The 400 provides access from the 90 to the southern suburbs, such as West Seneca, Elma, and East Aurora. The 219 goes directly south from the 90 to Springville, where it becomes a regular road as well.

    The area is connect to Canada by way of three crossing points. The Peace Bridge runs between Buffalo and Fort Erie, Ontario. Twenty miles north along the river (and just beyond the Falls) is the Rainbow bridge, providing access between Niagara Falls, NY and Niagara Falls, Ontario. Another five miles to the north is the Queenston-Lewiston bridge. After the Queenston-Lewiston bridge, there are no more crossing points along the last 8 miles of the river.

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    Stay safe

    Get out

    See the nearby Finger Lakes Region.