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Albany Aqua Ducks
Amphibious tour and trolley tour company

Category: Albany Tour in New York

Description of this Albany Attraction: The Albany Aqua Ducks & Trolleys, an amphibious tour and trolley tour company, operates in New York State's Capital Region and features historic tours of the Capital City of Albany. The Ducks offer unique, educational and fun-filled tours. In Albany, see the historic sites and then Splash into the Hudson River for a mariner's view of the city's skyline and others who call the Hudson "home" including the USS Slater and Dutch Apple Cruises. The Trolleys operate a seasonal Trolley loop tour and are available year round for charters and events. The Ducks and Trolleys are available for parades, festivals, family reunions, bar/bat mitzvahs, corporate events or any special occasion that needs to be "Just Ducky!"

Albany Institute of History and Art
Collecting, preserving, interpreting, and promoting...

Category: Albany Art Museum in New York

Description of this Albany Attraction: Founded in 1791, the Albany Institute of History & Art, one of the oldest museums in the United States, is dedicated to collecting, preserving, interpreting and promoting interest in the history, art and culture of Albany and the Upper Hudson Valley. The museum achieves this mission through its collections, exhibitions, education programs, library, research projects, publications and other programs offered to the general public.

Hudson River Way
Pedestrian bridge connecting downtown to the river

Category: Albany Tour in New York

Description of this Albany Attraction: In August of 2002, Albany residents and visitors were introduced to the newly constructed Hudson River Way (HRW) and the Albany Riverfront Park. The HRW is a pedestrian bridge that connects downtown Albany to the Albany Riverfront Park. The Hudson River Way is paved with individually purchased engraved bricks and is the location of an interpretive walking tour developed and managed by the Albany County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The recent enhancement of the Albany Riverfront Park added a new amphitheatre, floating docks, and a visitor's center. The Riverfront Park is now home to the Alive at Five summer concert series, the Riverfront Jazz Concert, and is used for many public benefit walks/runs and festivals. Efforts are currently underway for the second phase of development, which will create more festival space, improve the shoreline, and increase recreational opportunities for residents and visitors.

John D Winslow
equestrian entertainment on giant horses

Category: Duanesburg Excursion near Albany, New York
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Description of this Albany area Attraction: Come see JD Winslow standing on his huge draft horses. Learn about different horses and different ways to train them. Learn about trick riding, and what it takes to do this. Listen as JD Winslow explains the history of these great horses and the history of vaulting and trick riding. Come see how gentle the horses are and have all your questions answered.

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site

Category: Kinderhook National Park near Albany, New York

Description of this Albany area Attraction: Martin Van Buren National Historic Site is found in Kinderhook, New York. The Eighth President of the United States, Martin Van Buren purchased the estate in 1839 during his Presidency. Van Buren was born in Kinderhook in 1782, the last year of the American Revolution. He lived until July 1862, sixteen months into the American Civil War. During the seventy-nine years of his life, he was instrumental in the establishment of many of the political practices and party politics which saw the new nation from its inception to its trial by ordeal. The estate grew to 226 acres under his direction and was a profitable working farm. He named the farm Lindenwald. Although the park presently encompasses 38.50 acres, much of the cultural landscape and adjacent lands are conservation land. Some of the conservation land is open to the public. Most of the adjacent lands retain a very high degree of integrity to the period of of President Van Buren's residence. This serves to add environmental and historic context to the life and lifestyle of Martin Van Buren. BEFORE GOING ON ANY ADJACENT LANDS PLEASE SPEAK TO A PARK RANGER.

National Bottle Museum
Preserving the history of America's first major industry

Category: Ballston Spa Museum near Albany, New York

Description of this Albany area Attraction: The National Bottle Museum is located on Rte. 50 in the heart of the village of Ballston Spa, New York. The museum occupies a three-story brick commercial building in the historic business district of what was once a flourishing resort community in the 1800s. Ballston Spa is the site of many once-famous mineral springs and was a popular “watering hole” for the rich and famous during the hey day of the mineral water industry. No longer advertised or widely marketed as cures, only two mineral water springs continue to flow in the village. The Sans Souci flows freely during the summer months, and the Old Iron Spring flows year round. Both are within a short walking distance from the museum, and the museum stands directly across the street from where the world famous Sans Souci Hotel once stood. The village itself has been aptly described as an outdoor museum of architecture. Many of the beautiful Victorian homes are being appropriately restored to their former grandeur, and are emerging once again as “painted ladies” of the past. The museum’s mission is to preserve the history of our nations first major industry: bottle making. Millions of glass bottles per year were manufactured by hand for the mineral waters of Saratoga County alone, enabling the area to participate in world commerce during the early 1800s. A glassworks set in the wilderness above the nearby town of Greenfield employed hundreds of workers and glassblowers from the 1840s to the 1860s. In that era, all bottles were manufactured exclusively with hand tools and lung power. The world-wide mineral water industry was just one of many industries creating a tremendous demand for glass bottles. America was the world's largest producer of fine essence oils. The west was being settled, creating a demand for millions of whiskey flasks and spirits bottles to help men cope with loneliness and hardship. Every pharmacy, every producer of patent medicines, every brewery, dairy farm and manufacturer, required hand-made glass bottles. Machine made bottles were not manufactured until after Michael Owens patented his inventions in 1903. Well planned museum exhibits allow visitors to view a myriad variety of beautiful and colorful glass bottles produced by strong men who toiled in intense heat for twelve hours a day, six days a week. The demand for glass containers was staggering. It was an era when vast commercial empires rose and fell. In many cases, only the glass bottles remain as witness to the drama. One entire wall of the museum's first floor is covered with approximately 2000 bottles of many colors, shapes and forms. This is considered "open storage," and all of these bottles are accessioned into the collection to be held in trust for the public. When creating interpretive exhibits, borrowed bottles and related objects are often combined with those from the collection. In some cases, all exhibit objects may be borrowed. The museum has access to collections all over the United States, and borrowing objects from members makes frequent changes and more spectacular exhibits possible. The latest museum program is the development of a "Museum Glassworks." A separate building in close proximity to the museum has been purchased and equipped with torches and hand tools for teaching lampworking, a process of working with glass rods and tubing to create smaller objects from hot glass. Classes are available, contact the museum for information. Current members of the museum reside in all

New York State Capitol
Seat of Government for NY since the 1880s

Category: Albany Historic Site in New York

Description of this Albany Attraction: Sitting majestically atop Albany's State Street hill, the New York State Capitol has served as the seat of government for New York since the 1880s. The building is a marvel of late 19th century architectural grandeur. Under the direction of five architects, the Capitol was built by hand of solid masonry over a period of 25 years. When Governor Theodore Roosevelt declared the Capitol complete in 1899, its cost had exceeded twenty-five million dollars. Tours of the Capitol are available Monday through Friday at 10, 12, 2, 3 and 3:45 p.m., and on Saturdays at 11, 1 and 3. Closed Sundays and holidays.

New York State Museum
Explores the cultural & natural history of NY State

Category: Albany Museum in New York

Description of this Albany Attraction: Welcome to “A History of the New York State Museum.” The New York State Museum, located in the capital city of Albany, New York, is a major research and educational institution that, by law, conducts systematic investigations into the geology, biology, anthropology and history of New York. It is mandated to disseminate the results of this work through its educational and advisory services to benefit the economy, environment, health and education of the people of the State. The Museum hosts more than 750,000 visitors each year, making it one of the largest cultural attractions in the state...

Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park

Category: Stillwater National Park near Albany, New York

Description of this Albany area Attraction: Site of the first significant American military victory during the Revolution, the Battles of Saratoga rank among the fifteen most decisive battles in world history. Here in 1777 American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army to surrender, an event which led France to recognize the independence of the United States and enter the war as a decisive military ally of the struggling Americans. First authorized as a New York state historic preserve in 1927 on the sesquicentennial of the Battles, the Battlefield was made part of the National Park System in 1938 when Saratoga National Historical Park was authorized by the United States Congress. The park now comprises three separate units: the 4 square mile Battlefield in Stillwater, New York, the General Philip Schuyler House eight miles north in Schuylerville and the Saratoga Monument in the nearby village of Victory. The park is located on the upper Hudson River in an area possessing significant natural and cultural attractions appealing to a wide range of visitors from around the world.

USS Slater DE-766
The only remaining WWII Destroyer Escort afloat in America

Category: Albany Museum in New York

Description of this Albany Attraction: During World War II 563 Destroyer Escorts battled Nazi U-Boats on the North Atlantic protecting convoys of men and material. In the Pacific they stood in line to defend naval task forces from Japanese submarines and Kamikaze air attacks. Today, only one of these ships remains afloat in the United States, the USS Slater. Moored on the Hudson River in Albany, New York, the USS Slater has undergone an extensive ten-year restoration that has returned the ship to her former glory. The ship is open to the public from April through November with hour-long guided tours, youth group overnight camping, and has become a popular destination for naval reunion groups...

Cooper's Ark Farm
New York State Agritourism Destination, Petting Farm

Category: Schoharie Tour near Albany, New York

Description of this Albany area Attraction: Cooper's Ark Farm offers a "hands on" or "hands off" educational and fun family farm tour on 15+ acres in the beautiful Schoharie Valley. We start with a haywagon ride out to the new barn. There you'll meet some of our friendly animals. We offer grain to hand feed the animals or whole dry corn-on-the-cob. We have several turn-of-the-century corn shellers to remove the kernels, and a late 1800's grinder to prepare the corn for feed. Our pony ride is like a mini trail ride through the woods. Special attention to the handicapped. We're open weekends from Memorial Day to July 1st., then 7 days per week till Labor Day, then weekends till Halloween. Off season by appointment only. We start at 9AM and the lasr tour is at 4:30 PM. We close at 6PM. Sorry, no pets or buses. We are the proud winners, thanks to the efforts of former State Senator Hoffman, of a New York State Agritourism Grant. Partial funding was used on a Handicap Accessible haywagon. We have enough room for approximately 6-8 wheelchairs, and several riders on each ride. Get on our mailing list by e-mailing ebcn@midtel.net . We're near Howe's Caverns, Iriquois Museum, The Carrot Barn, Stone Fort, Wellington's, Barber's Farm, The Apple Barrel, and on and on. Many places to see, sleep, eat, relax - call or e-mail any questions.

Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium
A dynamic destination where science is fun for everyone!

Category: Schenectady Museum near Albany, New York

Description of this Albany area Attraction: Explore science, invention, and imagination. Discover exhibits like Inside Out: MRI and You, Power House and Fueling the Future with hands-on, minds-on interactives that make science come alive. With the new GOTO Chronos Star Machine, an astronomy expert, and new shows, the Museum’s Suits-Bueche Planetarium is the coolest planetarium in the galaxy! The Planetarium’s GOTO Star Machine is one of only 12 in the nation and the only one in the northeast. The Planetarium offers a changing schedule of exciting shows. The Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium houses the area’s only FETCH! Lab. The Museum’s FETCH! Lab recreates the colorful, energetic feel of the popular PBS television show, FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman, seen locally on WMHT. Strongly resembling the actual set where FETCH! is filmed, the FETCH! Lab is open four afternoons a week for kids to try science challenges like the ones on the show.

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