History Ride: The Best of Buffalo by Bike

Overview

Available languages

English

2 hours

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Enjoy Buffalo while cruising through its rich history and architectural highlights. Far from just a boring history lesson, this tour brings the city’s past to life through unforgettable stories, humor, and local insight.

This downtown tour stops at many of the city’s most well-known buildings like Buffalo City Hall, the Electric Tower, and the Guaranty Building, and shares the fascinating stories behind them. Learn about bitter rivalries, economic booms and busts, and trailblazing community activists who were instrumental in the city’s founding.

From Buffalo’s heavy hitters like the Erie Canal and Pan American Exposition to lesser-known stories of Black history and working-class movements, this tour provides a deeper appreciation for the city and its place in American history.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Bike Rental Included

What To Expect

Canalside

Wild stories of Canalside, the city’s historic red light district.

10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Guaranty Building

Learn the story behind Louis Sullivan's masterpiece

10 minutes • Admission Included

Options

History Ride E-Bike Rental

E-Bike Rental

History Ride Road Bike Rental

Road Bike Rental

Reviews

4.98

94 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Great fun and so informative.
Melster625,
Aug 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great ride with lots of very interesting stories and information about Buffalo. Learned a lot of things I didn’t know about the city I’ve lived in my whole life. Highly recommend
Sunny October History Tour 5*
Q5065WAbonnieh,
Oct 21, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
One of the last tours of the season and did not disappoint. Leanne was our guide and was fun and informative. Learnt a lot about Buffalo. Would definitely recommend and would do a different tour if we came back.
Biking in Buffalo, not a flake of snow in sight.
31randyz,
Sep 28, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Informative and compact, no wasted time. Lots of history I didn't know and new facts on things I did. Smooth roads and good company.
Fun historical Bike Ride through Buffalo
Heather P,
Jul 1, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was a fun ride and learning the history of Buffalo. Our tour guide, Chris, was personable and funny. He gave awesome tidbits about the city.
Excellent way to spend Mother’s Day!
Margaret M,
May 13, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
What a great way to spend Mother’s Day as a family! Mark, our tour guide, was both witty and wise about Buffalo. Would definitely recommend!
Great way to tour Buffalo!
woodyd92,
Aug 13, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our tour guide was so friendly and knowledgeable! We truly enjoyed this tour and our daughter, who now lives in Buffalo will be finding new bike tours with this company!
Great tour!
savvy traveller175,
Aug 8, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a great time on the tour with Sarah. She was enthusiastic and was engaging with us as participants. It was only our group of four with her. You do bike on a mix of roads, bike lanes and sidewalks, but it's pretty safe. We had a few people do the e-bikes and a few on the road bikes. The bikes were good quality. They are easily found on the commercial slip in canalside. Sarah went through just enough history for a casual tour. Sign up for their newsletter as I was sent a promo code after I already bought the tour and the tour was not refundable. It could save you a few bucks. Overall great tour!
Great way to see and learn about Buffalo
cjyap,
Jul 12, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
My husband and I took the History Ride: Best of Buffalo, and I'm so glad we did. Sarah was our guide. She selected and got our bikes ready, gave us a quick overview on what to expect and immediately launched into giving us all sorts of interesting facts. The ride itself ended up being around 7+ miles, spread out over 2.5 hours. The pace was leisurely and not hard at all. We rode mainly in bike lanes and sometimes on sidewalks, and cars were aware and respectful. We stopped often, where Sarah would tell us about the area, history, architecture. The time flew by and we not only enjoyed ourselves, we learned a lot. We got to see a lot of Buffalo during the tour.
Not keeping Buffalo Secret, Everyone Should Know How Cool it is
Jad A,
Jun 2, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Did a great tour led by LeAnn along with a family of 3. We started at Canalside then went up towards downtown then Michigan St Corridor then towards Allentown to check out Theodore Roosevelt Inauguration Site and then into Front Park to get on the harbor back to our starting point. I learned a lot during this tour and weather definitely cooperated for us, wasn't too hot or cold, just perfect. Would recommend it to anyone wanting to learn history of Buffalo
Fun and educational!
232davish69,
May 8, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I've lived in Buffalo my whole life and still learned a lot about the history of the City. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and even played some music for us! If you're looking for a fun way to get outside and learn something this is a great experience.