My husband and I don't know much about Buffalo and Canalside was recommended to us as a nice evening spot. We parked at a Marriott downtown and walked right over to the Canalside pedestrian pathways. There was live music playing with outdoor attractions for people of all ages. The scenery was really pretty - the canals and lake views were great as we walked along various paths. The area is clean. We passed some beautiful flower gardens as well as some meaningful US Military memorial areas with monuments and flags. We saw a huge retired military ship and some old military aircrafts on display along our canal walk. Interesting and different - some unexpected Americana in Buffalo. Some some bars, restaurants, ice cream shops, too. Definitely a lovely place to explore on a summer's eve, as we did. One tip, though - if you will be there around dusk, put on some bug spray. We noticed a lot of mosquitoes and wished we had bug spray!!

It is actually surrounded by high rise concrete buildings but still offers a calm and cool place virtually inside the busiest part of the city. The Canal Harbour Metro station is only walking distance from there. Parking of a vehicle in the area is quite challenging a task at any time of the day. The area offers great views of the grain elevators and a pleasant walk along the good old wooden bridge is quite enjoyable. The Naval park is adjacent to it but clubbing the visits is not practical as grain elevators get illuminated quite late in evening while the Naval & Military Park gets closed by 1700 hrs. One of the best places to visit in Buffalo