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Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site 1901 illustration of Theodore Roosevelt as he takes the oath of office in the library of the Ansley Wilcox home.
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Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Nearby Attractions
 

Just a 20 minute drive from Niagara Falls!

That's right, Buffalo is very close to one of the world's greatest natural wonders! In the spirit of outdoorsman and conservationist Theodore Roosevelt, make a side trip to visit this majestic waterfall at the Niagara Falls State Park.  As a member of the New York State Assembly in the 1880s, Theodore Roosevelt was a member of the Niagara Falls Association, an organization dedicated to promoting public and legislative support for a state park protecting Niagara Falls.  

Other Nearby Presidential Places of Interest

Millard Fillmore Home in East Aurora, NY. (24 Shearer Ave., East Aurora, NY 14052)

Millard Fillmore's final resting place in Forest Lawn cemetery, Buffalo, NY

Nearest National Park Service Areas

To the East:


Women's Rights National Historical Park 125 miles

Fort Stanwix National Monument 175 miles

Saratoga National Historical Park 250 miles

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site 270 miles

Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site 340 miles

To the West:

James A. Garfield National Historic Site 175 miles

David Berger National Memorial 190 miles

Cuyahoga Valley National Park 210 miles

First Ladies National Historic Site 245 miles


Buffalo and Western New York Attractions

Historical:

Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society 2 miles

Buffalo Naval & Military Park 1 miles

Old Fort Niagara 32 miles

Erie Canal Discovery Center 30 miles

Historic Forest Lawn Tours 1.5 miles

Architecture:

Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin Martin House 2 miles

Buffalo Tours various locations

Arts:

Albright-Knox Art Gallery 2 miles

Burchfield-Penney Art Center 2 miles

Buffalo Religious Arts Center  5 miles

Roycroft Campus  21 miles

Anderson Gallery 5 miles

Science and Nature:

Buffalo Zoo 2 miles

Buffalo Museum of Science 2 miles

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens 7 miles

Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium 2 miles

Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper  various locations

 

Local Partners & Information Resources

Buffalo Niagara Convention and Visitor's Bureau

Greater Niagara Region of New York State

Museum Education Consortium of Buffalo

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Theodore Roosevelt on an early airplane.

Did You Know?
Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to fly in an airplane. (It actually happened on October 11, 1910, after he left office. He took a brief flight with Arch Hoxsey, a pilot for the Wright Exhibition Team.)
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Last Updated: May 12, 2010 at 13:15 MST