Buffalo Double Decker Bus-Waterfront & Grain Silo Tour
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Buffalo Double Decker Bus-Waterfront & Grain Silo Tour
By Buffalo Double Decker Bus Tours
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Trip Advisor calls our tours the "#1 Thing to Do In Buffalo" because our tours blend humor and history. Your guide is Officer O'Connor, an Irish Cop with uniform and full brogue who brings to life the amazing story of Buffalo. You will discover how Buffalo grew from a small frontier village to become the 8th largest city in America. Your guide uses storytelling and humor to reveal the hard scrabble lives of immigrants who came to the city seeking a better life. The start of this event is the interior tour of an abandoned grain silo on the waterfront. You will explore and experience the dangers and mysteries entombed in this massive concrete cathedral to Buffalo's industrial past.
The driving portion of the tour covers the city's beautiful waterfront featuring the Outer Harbor. A sense of humor is best for this engaging tour that is filled with laughs and great stories of Buffalo's beautiful, and sometimes notorious, waterfront.
Ages 1-99, max of 65 per group
Duration: 1h 30m
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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- Admission to abandoned grain silo
- Start:
- 359 Ganson St, Buffalo, NY 14203, USAJoin your guide, Officer O'Connor, at the main entrance of the RiverWorks restaurant complex. A giant red kayak hangs over the meeting spot at the entrance. Your guide is dressed as a vintage 1800's police officer complete with baton. You can't miss him!
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 69742P7- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 65 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 69742P7
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- 359 Ganson St, Buffalo, NY 14203, USAJoin your guide, Officer O'Connor, at the main entrance of the RiverWorks restaurant complex. A giant red kayak hangs over the meeting spot at the entrance. Your guide is dressed as a vintage 1800's police officer complete with baton. You can't miss him!
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- Safari430443296100 contributionsYou need to take this tour!Best tour ever! We had no idea there were so many great stories here in Buffalo! Officer O'Connor was very witty and engaging. We had a smaller tour since it is the end of the season so everyone fit on the top and the weather was beautiful. We came away with a greater appreciation of this great town! The bus was very clean and comfortable, sound system was great, absolutely recommend this for everyone!Written September 26, 2024
- kathrynfM7829MC0 contributionsBest Buffalo TourLoved the Buffalo tour. I took my sisters from out of town and they enjoyed seeing the sites of Buffalo. We especially liked the tour guide who was very knowledgeable about the history of the area and most importantly had a great sense of humor. I would strongly recommend this tour to visitors as well as native Buffalonians.Written September 25, 2024
- Gmen550 contributionsPerfect way to tour the cityGreat tour! Loved hearing the history of Buffalo with a little added humor to make for a great afternoon. This is a great way to see the city and learn more about the history from a "local". Would recommend this to all who visit!Written September 21, 2024
- GrandTour8277930 contributionsGreat tour!Fun tour with great stops. A fun way to see some of what Buffalo has to offer. Enjoyed the shipyard visit, and especially the history of the Sullivan brothers.Written September 13, 2024
- workhardplayhard20160 contributionsA must do!!The tour was so much fun. Informative too. We love our city and really enjoyed learning new parts of its history. Officer O’Connor was excellent and shared many stories about Buffalo. A must visit.Written September 2, 2024
- monah6960 contributionsBuffalo's adventureOur Buffalo bus tour was a fascinating journey through the city's history and culture, with engaging stories and insights from our knowledgeable guide. We gained a new appreciation for Buffalo's unique character and landmarks!Written August 28, 2024
- Seaside607194749180 contributionsCrap rip off booking service. Feel free to email me and apologise for ripping us off. derekkeesing1@gmail.comWe booked through Viator and received email tickets … fantastic BUT Tour left an hour before posted time on our tickets we paid for a 2 hour tour and missed half of it, the tour company and Viator missed communicated.. DO NOT USE VIATOR TO BOOK the buffalo double deck bus tour…. Wrong schedulesWritten August 27, 2024
- 893thomash0 contributionsGood tour except...Entertaining way to show out of town relatives around the city. While I realize this tour is not designed for the visitors bureau, I would prefer a little less negativity about our weather. I spent a weekend building up our city and showing off our beautiful waterfront and architecture only to have it negated by the bad weather jokes.Written August 26, 2024
- X7460KManthonyb0 contributionsa enjoyable,experience at a modest pricethis was our third time in 4 years on the bus.as usual the experience was entertaining and informative .you are a very knowledgeable tour guide and a true ambassador for our city.the way you present the history and facts is so interesting.we plan on taking more trips with you when we come up from florida every summer.hope you line up the central terminal tour when the place is presentable. thanks,tony batyckiWritten August 22, 2024
- alissac3610 contributionsCity of neighbors history tour!Great event! Entertaining while informative. The actor did an amazing job! Would definitely recommend to friends and family. The Irish Cop was great! Can't wait for future events!Written August 19, 2024
- Sherpa243130993610 contributionsDouble decker bus tourThe bus portion of the tour was not pleasant due to the poor audio sound quality if you weren’t on the upper deck. The audio was hard to hear over the bus engine noise. Due to my husband twisting his knee that morning we weren’t able to walk to ship tour. The tour guide was knowledgeable from what we could hear and the bus driver was nice.Written August 18, 2024
- Road276723359360 contributionsInformative, dark and some disturbing history. historyMy first experience on a Double Decker Bus Tour. We had a great time! I love the tour guide, not only was he well informed about the sites we visited he had a great sense of humor. I never knew any of this history about Buffalo and the area i live in. I definitely will recommend friends and family to go and experience this for themselves, I also plan on going on as many more different tours in the near future.Written August 18, 2024
- Kathvkk0 contributionsFun tourGreat tour! Very informative and so much fun ! Officer O'Connor was a hoot. Life long residents of Buffalo but still learned a lot and our out of town visitors loved it too. Would definitely recommendWritten August 16, 2024
- edvelazquez10870 contributionsGreat tour - recommend itThis tour was very good. Of course the highlight of the tour, in my humble opinion, was the tour guide. He was witty and comical throughout the whole tour but also very informative. My only complaint was that it moved a little too fast. It would be awesome if the tour were extended 1 more hour so that you can “explore” more the areas visited including the inside of the ship. Nevertheless i enjoyed the tour immensely. Gave me a new perspective on Buffalo NY. Ps - Parking was reasonably price nearby at 5$ for 12 hours! And The lot is very close to the meeting point of the tour (Liberty Hound Restaurant) Win - win.Written August 9, 2024
- Storyteller6957130 contributions2 hours of laughs on the comedy double decker busAbsolutely a must do . Great for all ages and a great way to learn about the Queen City or city of good neighbors while having fun !!! You will not be disappointedWritten August 7, 2024
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Susan S
Buffalo, NY5 contributions
We were treated to a walking tour of the grain silos before hopping on the famous Buffalo Double Decker Bus. Our guide, Officer O’Connor fed us a steady stream of obscure historical facts, bizarre legends and improvisational humor. He worked the crowd, using his knowledge of the participants to fashion a meaningful experience nor both native Buffalonians and out of state visitors.
These tours (seven different venues at the present time) are not only incredibly memorable but an excellent value for the money.
We plan to take additional tours in the near future!
These tours (seven different venues at the present time) are not only incredibly memorable but an excellent value for the money.
We plan to take additional tours in the near future!
Written July 21, 2022
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Todd A
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From the time we met Officer O’Connor to the end of the tour, it was pure entertainment. From script to improv, Officer O’Connor read the audience. So much to learn in an fun and entertaining way. I highly recommend.
Written August 31, 2024
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Anna Maria N
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Jul 2022 • Family
Wow, what an experience! The tour was fun and our tour guide funny! I learned and laughed so much!! But what really made this trip amazing, is that it renewed my faith in humanity! My son ended up not feeling well during the tour, to the point that we decided he has to go to the emergency room. John, our amazing driver, after dropping off everyone, decided to keep us on the bus and drive us to the emergency room himself! His kindness will not be forgotten, this is something that my son and I will remember forever! If I could give this company a 100 stars on this review I would without hesitation!
Please book the tour and tell John and Captain O’Connor that you read my review and I thank them! Make them feel special, because they certainly are and made me and my son feel special as well today!
Thank you!
Please book the tour and tell John and Captain O’Connor that you read my review and I thank them! Make them feel special, because they certainly are and made me and my son feel special as well today!
Thank you!
Written July 20, 2022
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Thank you for the kind words. Buffalo Double Decker Bus is fortunate to have caring team members who are committed to customer service. We hope the health issue was minor and has passed.
Written July 21, 2022
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Richard O
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Sep 2023 • Friends
I have taken two of their tours. The first tour was spectacular. This tour was just as great.The tours are informative ,funny and unquestionably worth the money.Every time we have company from out of town this will be a must do.
Written September 28, 2023
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Taneva A
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Sep 2024 • Couples
The tour was lots of fun and very educational and interesting. The guide made it fun! I would highly recommend the tour to anyone traveling to Buffalo!
Written September 24, 2024
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Thank you so much for joining us on our tour, it was a pleasure to have you aboard and show off our waterfront.
Written September 25, 2024
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Joe G
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Aug 2023 • Family
Joel was very knowledgeable and presented a lot of information we did not know with a touch of humor that kept us involved. A must do tour for the whole family, we were a Veterans group and he knew how to relate with us, excellent.
Written September 4, 2023
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Thank you for joining us, it is a unique pleasure to entertain military groups and families.
Written September 8, 2023
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