Garden Walk Buffalo is a free, self-guided tour of more than 350 Buffalo gardens, the largest garden tour in America. Held annually on the last weekend of July, this year it will be Saturday and Sunday, July 24 and 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Garden Walk has become one of Western New York’s most anticipated summer happenings. 45,000 - 50,000 visitors join us each year, as we show off our city’s beautiful homes and gardens. You will leave refreshed, entertained, and inspired!

Visitors flock to Buffalo’s West Side to pick up their maps and start walking through the gardens, which are located in clusters within a three-mile radius, with three headquarters at strategic points along the way.

Garden Walk rejuvenates streets, re-energizes neighborhoods, increases property values, and takes the chill out of Buffalo's image.

Here are just some of the places and things you're likely to see during the two days of Garden Walk Buffalo:

• Flower, rose, vegetable, herb and organic gardens; Japanese, English and water gardens; butterfly, pocket, container and rock gardens; sidewalk and community gardens.
• Multiple-level decks, pergolas, espaliers, outdoor kitchens, grape arbors, lighting schemes, fountains, wall murals, sculpture, koi ponds, waterfalls, potting sheds, carriage houses, playgrounds, playhouses, treehouses and a putting green.
• Victorian homes, Civil War-era cottages, secret houses hidden from view and turn-of-the-century mansions, homes by Frank Lloyd Wright and McKim, Mead & White, buildings by H.H. Richardson and Eliel and Eero Saarinen, parkways and traffic circles laid out by Frederick Law Olmsted.
• The place Teddy Roosevelt took the oath of office, the spot where President McKinley ultimately died, award-winning urban sculpture, unique shopping and dining galore.

The Walk takes place in several communities within the city's limits:

Elmwood Village

A freshly named historic district of the city, the Elmwood Village includes gracious mansions, century-old restored Victorians, charming cottages, splendid apartment buildings, landmark churches, synagogues and chapels, institutes, community centers and an unparalleled array of social services. Its “spine” is the renowned Elmwood Strip, Buffalo’s premier urban shopping district lined with international restaurants, quaint boutiques, a legitimate theater, library, small businesses, diverse bars, bakeries and a new wave of coffee shops. Feel free to wander, for you will find something unique around every corner.