Top-Rated Things to Do in Albany, NY.pdf

Albany is a place with interesting Things to Do in Albany, New York, art and government that everyone should visit. Albany offers unpretentious vibes and a lively atmosphere. With a variety of restaurants and cafes, Albany has an impressive diverse food scene as well.

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3. Albanyoftengoesoverlooked,despiteitsNewYorkState
Capitolandrichculturalattractions.
Top-RatedThingstoDoinAlbany NewYork,artand
governmentthateveryoneshouldvisit.
Asabonuswhilevisiting,SaratogaSpringsisjustashortdrive
away.YoucanalsovisitStockbridgetoseeoneofthetopaway.YoucanalsovisitStockbridgetoseeoneofthetop
destinationsinMassachusetts.
BesuretomaketimetovisittheNewYorkStateCapitolbecause
itstandsoutfromeveryotherstatecapitolinthecountrydueto
itsuniquearchitecture.
ThehulkingGrayandstoneNewYorkStateCapitolwasbuilt
overmanyyears.ItcostmorethantheU.S.Capitol.

4. AfterseeingtheNewYorkStateCapitolonatour,visitors
shouldtakesometimetorelaxneartheCapitolbuildinginWest
CapitolPark.
Inthe1850s,artistsstartedpaintingscenesoftheHudson
RiverValleyandThomasCole,aphotographerbeforehistime,
inspiredmanyothers.
The“BirdsofNewYork”ornithologyexhibit;theNewYork
Metropolisexhibit;andtheHistoricalArchaeologyexhibits
aboutthe17th-centuryDutchfur(beaver-pelt)tradeandabout
theNewNetherlandcolonyofFortOrange(present-day
Albany).
FredrickLawOlmsteddesignedWashingtonParkin1870-80as
apastorallandscapewithnoman-madestructures.

5. TheDutchcalledtheareaBeverwyck(BeaverTown)becauseof
itsconvenienceinthefurtrade.
TheNewNetherlandcolonywastakenoverbytheEnglishin
1664astheNewYorkcolony,andthenlaterAlbany,thecitywas
renamedafterJames,DukeofYorkandAlbany,whobecameKing
ofEngland(JamesII).