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The capital region consists of Albany and three smaller cities: Troy, Schenectady, and Saratoga Springs. All are accessible via Interstate 87, which runs north-south the length of the state, and I-90, which runs east to west. Across the Hudson River and a few miles northeast of Albany is Troy. Schenectady, which hugs the Mohawk River, is a few miles northwest of the capital. Traveling north on I-87 gets you to Saratoga Springs.

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• Architectural Sites
• Educational Institutions
• Festivals
• Gardens/Arboretums
• Government Buildings
• Historic Districts/Sites
• Hot Springs/Spas

• Houses/Mansions
• Information Centers
• Museums/Galleries
• Nature Preserves
• Nautical Sites
• Observatories/Planetariums

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• Religious Sites
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• Viewpoints

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• Albany
• John Boyd Thacher State Park

• Saratoga Springs
• Schenectady

• Troy

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