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Attractions
New York State Capital Empire State Plaza, Concourse Level-Room 106 518-474-2718
Historic Cherry Hill 518-434-4791 Cherry Hill was lived in by 5 generations of one Albany family from 1787 to 1963. Today the museum boasts an intact collection of 20,000 artifacts, 30,000 manuscripts, 7,500 textiles, and more.
Pruyn House 518-783-1435 Pruyn House complex includes Buhrmaster Barn, restored one-room schoolhouse, privy, smokehouse, tool museum, beautiful herb/flower gardens.
Schuyler Mansion 518-434-0834 1761 Georgian style home of American Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler and his family. Eighteenth-century furnishings and decorative arts.
Shaker Heritage Society 518-456-7890 The Shaker Heritage Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving America's first Shaker Settlement.
Shrine of North American Martyrs 518-853-3033 Site of Martydoms of St. Isaac Jogues and his companions and birthplace of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha. Historic and Religious Shrine.
American Museum of Firefighting 518-828-7695 A beacon to firemen and fire buffs everywhere. A history of those men and women who interupted their daily existence to protect lives and property is exemplified throughout the halls.
Henry Hudson Planetarium 800-258-3582 Star shows Saturdays at 11:30 am (children's show) and 12:30 pm (general audience). Group tours by reservation only.
National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum 888-HALL-OF-FAME Located on Main St. in the heart of picturesque Cooperstown, The Baseball Hall of Fame is one of the country's major tourist destinations and is surely the best-known sports shrine in the world.
Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom 518-792-3500
Howe Caverns, Inc. 888-696-2283 Open all year. Second most visited natural attraction in New York. Guided tours, elevator entrance, brick walks, well lighted. Restaurant, snack bar, motel and gift shop.
Albany River Rats 518-487-2244 Member of the American Hockey League. Affiliate of the New Jersey Devils. See tomorrow's NHL stars shine today.
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