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Forest Lawn Cemetery

1411 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14209
+1 716 885 1600
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Ranked #4 of 84 attractions in Buffalo
Type: Cemeteries
Traveller Description:   Buffalo's Forest Lawn Cemetery dates back to 1849.  It is set on a beautiful land full of a variety of mature trees, gentle hills, dabbling brooks... more »
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Buffalo, New York, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013 NEW

There are wild turkeys, amazing family history as well as local history, beautiful grounds and plenty of hills, trees, ponds, benches...lovely place.

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Cheektowaga, New York
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

It is hard to describe a cemetery as a park and place of serenity, beauty, and of historical proportion, yet here we have it in our own backyard

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2013 via mobile

Might be the cleanest place in the city like to look at the dear but avoid at night time they have many of shooting on at the club blush on the Delaware side

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Amherst, New York
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2013

Very historic place for a Sunday stroll. Take the guided tour as you will be amazed at what you will learn.

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Cheektowaga, New York, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2013

This is a beautiful cemetery with a lot of history. You could catch one of their tours and "meet" some famous people as the tour goes through the cemetery.

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sstarks, Manager at Forest Lawn Cemetery, responded to this review
28 February 2013

Thanks Connie B. Forest Lawn is one of the few cemeteries in the country that use tours, programs and concerts as a way to connect to the community. Our regions history lies within our gates. We have so many stories to tell! More

Buffalo, New York
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2013

School children tour the cemetery during the spring. It is a nice way to spend an afternoon. Much to see, expect to go back

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sstarks, Manager at Forest Lawn Cemetery, responded to this review
4 February 2013

We have many educational topics with our programming for children of all ages! Young and old enjoy the beauty and serenity of this special place. Look at some of the new artwork around the chapel area when you visit again. More

Haslett, Michigan
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 January 2013

Spend hours here, in any weather, and wonder at the beauty of the landscape architecture as well as the fascinating gravestones. This feels more European than American in the scale and romantic feel--the Olmstead garden touch. Have a picnic, or come on a drizzly day for a moody walk. It is so big you can be largely alone to wander... More

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sstarks, Manager at Forest Lawn Cemetery, responded to this review
4 February 2013

Yes, it is easy to "get lost" when walking throughout Forest Lawn. Part of the landscape was designed by the acclaimed cemetery landscape designers Adolph Stauch and Joseph Earnshaw. Today we are in the midst of a landscape renewal plan where we will replace many of the trees that were lost during the October storm. More

GRAND ISLAND
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 January 2013

History, serenity, geography... Forest Lawn has it all, about as unusual a tourist destination as God ever put on earth (actually, with the help of design by urban planner F. L. Olmsted (sp?).... Sites are well-marked and the Millard Fillmore remembrance Jan. 7 is a holy day of obligation for many... chapel, site of several dramatic and musical presentations, is... More

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Williamsville, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 November 2012

Despite the fact that this is a cemetery, Forest Lawn offers much more than a gloomy place. There are many important and well known people buried in this cemetery and there are tours offered that are both imaginative and creative that take you to these burial sites. Actors dress up as characters and meet your trolley (or walking tour) and... More

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Grand Island, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 November 2012

We go quite often take peaceful rides through the cemetery. We always take guests and neighbors for visits. It is a treat to point out the many famous people buried in this excellent resting place.The commercial tours through are quite a special treat

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