New hotels, office buildings, pedestrian plazas, and an ice rink are sprouting up along the transit line in the City Center. Nearby, a new marina, overlooking the vast sweep of Lake Erie, is home to parks, residences, and restaurants. The Niagara Riverwalk affords miles of bicycle and pedestrian access to scenic river shoreline. Hiking and biking trails also surround the Amherst campus. An inch of snow may create havoc in some places, but Buffalo moves during almost anything.
Skiers always make it to the many slopes south of the city.
Toronto and Rochester are each within 90 minutes from campus.