Stay cool- head to a museum- Aquarium of Niagara, Buffalo Museum of Science, Pierce Arrow Auto Museum, Albright Knox, Burchfield Penny, Herschell Carrousel, Darwin Martin House, Explore and More.

Aquarium of Niagara–  Tickets are$19.95 for adults, $17.95 for seniors 60+, $14.95 for kids 3-12 . NEW- Shark and Ray Bay. Open Monday to Friday – 9am to 3pm and Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 5pm. 701 Whirlpool Street, Niagara Falls.

Albright Knox-   Closed on June 19- Juneenth. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday and Friday open 10am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday- 10am to 5pm. Adults are $18, Seniors and students $16 and kids 6-18 are $10 and 5 and under are free. Members are free. Active US Armed Services personnel and their families are free. Admission is Pay What You Can on the First Friday.

Burchfield Penny Art Center- Open Wednesday from 10am to 5pm,  Thursday – 10am to 8pm, Friday – 10am to 5pm, Saturday- 10am to 5pm and Sunday 1pm to 5pm. Admission is $10, $8 for seniors and $5 for students and free for kids 10 and under.2nd Fridays are FREE admission and they have music starting generally at 5:30pm.

Buffalo Museum of Science- Open daily 10am to 4pm– Tickets are $19 for adults, $16 for seniors 62+ and Students and Children 2-17.  Call 896-5200 for tickets. Events

Explore and More Children’s Museum-  Canalside- 130 Main St.  Open Wed-Friday and Sunday from- 10am to 4pm, Saturday – 10am to 5pm. Tickets are $13. Would recommend pre-paying for tickets and have your ID – call 655-5131 or online.

Darwin Martin House-125 Jewett Parkway. The Martin House Tour is $25-$23 for senior $10 for students, a Martin-Barton and Gardener’s Cottage Tour for $45, Landscape Tour for $30, Twilight Tour Behind the Scenes for $30, a Self-Guided Tour for $15 and photography Tours at times. Tours

They have one hour private tours for $100 or two hours for $200. Tickets and Reservations

Buffalo History Museum -One Museum Court.   The Museum is open with pay what you wish admission, Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with advance admission available through EVENTBRITE.

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site – 641 Delaware. Visits are by guided tour only. Tours are scheduled hourly, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Mon.- Fri. and 11:30 p.m. weekends. The last tour starts at 3:30 p.m. $12 for adults, $9 for seniors,college students and veterans and $7 for 6 to 18 and 5 and under are free.

Pierce Arrow Museum -Open  from 11am to 4pm- Thursday thru Sunday.263 Michigan Ave. $20 for adults and seniors, $10 for kids 12 and under. 263 Michigan Avenue.

Buffalo Naval and Military Park – Canalside. Open daily from 10am to 5pm. Tickets are $20 for 18 to 64, $17 for seniors 65+, and $14 for kids 5 to 17, $15 for veterans, free for kids 4 and under. Active duty military are FREE.

Herschell Carrousel MuseumOpen Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm. 180 Thompson Street, North Tonawanda. Open Wednesday through Saturday from 10am to 4pm and Sunday from Noon to 4pm. $6 for kids- 2 to 16, $12 for adults and $9 for seniors 65+ and $9 for students. Admission comes with two ride tokens.