Places to Explore In Albany and Central New York

Albany

Since 1797 Albany has served as the capital of the state. You could say that the city, thanks to its role in state politics and...

• 6 Restaurants
• 4 Hotels
• 30 Things To Do

Amsterdam

In its heyday, this Erie Canal town bustled with mills and factories churning out manufactured goods, from carpets and curtains to carriage springs. Amsterdam was...

• 1 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 2 Things To Do

Canajoharie

Canajoharie is on Route 5S, on the south bank of the Mohawk River. Founded in 1730, the village is now home to a large Beech-Nut...

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• 0 Hotels
• 1 Things To Do

Cooperstown

The village was founded in 1786 by William Cooper on the southern shore of Otsego Lake, also known as Lake Glimmerglass. William was the father...

• 2 Restaurants
• 11 Hotels
• 10 Things To Do

Herkimer

The village, on the north bank of the Mohawk River, takes its name from a Revolutionary War general whose home, now a state historic site...

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• 1 Hotels
• 6 Things To Do

Howes Cave

Howes Cave is such a small community that you could easily miss it as you motor down Route 7. But looks can be deceiving. The...

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• 2 Hotels
• 5 Things To Do

John Boyd Thacher State Park

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Oneida

This small city off Route 5 and the thruway was settled in 1834. It's home to the Mansion House estate, where the former Oneida Community...

• 0 Restaurants
• 3 Hotels
• 6 Things To Do

Richfield Springs

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Rome

The Mohawk River courses through Rome, about 10 mi north of Interstate 90, and the route linking the Atlantic Ocean with the Great Lakes cuts...

• 2 Restaurants
• 1 Hotels
• 3 Things To Do

Saratoga Springs

Mineral-water springs first brought American Indians and, later, American settlers to this area just south of the Adirondack foothills. Gideon Putnam opened the first inn...

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• 8 Hotels
• 25 Things To Do

Schenectady

Founded by Dutch traders in 1661, Schenectady is one of the oldest cities in the country. Both General Electric Co. and the now-defunct American Locomotive...

• 2 Restaurants
• 3 Hotels
• 13 Things To Do

Sharon Springs

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Troy

At the juncture of the Hudson River and the Erie Canal and just a few miles north of Albany, Troy was an important commercial city...

• 4 Restaurants
• 2 Hotels
• 8 Things To Do

Utica

Utica, near the exact geographic center of New York State, has been a magnet for immigrants since Erie Canal days. Thousands of Irish workers came...

• 3 Restaurants
• 2 Hotels
• 10 Things To Do