09/22 @ 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Spend your Friday on Forest Avenue exploring the Buffalo History Museum’s Resource Center and the Richardson Olmsted Campus! The fourth Friday of each month at 5pm in August & September, The Buffalo History Museum and the Richardson Olmsted Campus welcome the curious and the intrepid for this special joint tour.

Start at the Buffalo History Museum’s Resource Center at 459 Forest Avenue. This restored trolley repair shop houses the Museum’s collection, and guests will have the chance to take part in a behind-the-scenes tour of this incredible building.

Then, join the Lipsey Architecture Center Buffalo for a tour of the historic Richardson Olmsted Campus. Explore the vacant sections of the area once known as the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane with an expert docent. Afterwards, observe the work done by preservationists with a look at the new Richardson Hotel in the Towers Building.

Tickets are $40. Please register in advance. Sign up on https://richardson-olmsted.com/tours/ or  https://preservationbuffaloniagara.org/tours/

Please Note

Ages 16 and up.
For your safety, sturdy, closed-toe shoes are required. We reserve the right to turn away anyone without appropriate shoes.  Under no condition will sandals or high heels be allowed.
Photography is not allowed inside the historical Richardson buildings on this tour. For those interested in taking photographs, please check out our photography tours.
Hard hats will be provided at the Richardson. It is imperative that you stay with the tour group in the designated areas – there are unsafe areas within the Richardson.
This tour requires the ability to walk for the full duration of the tour, as well as climb multiple flights of stairs.
Tours are rain or shine.