Visitor's Guide: Albany

Area Sights

Area Sights

Discovered in 1609 by Henry Hudson, Albany is New York State's beautiful capital along the Hudson. It is a city filled with modern government buildings, colonial mansions and 19th-century townhouses.

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Saratoga Racetrack (30 miles N)

July-August

Capital Holiday Lights in the Park (7 miles W)

November - January

Times Union Center

Year-Round

New York State Bar Exam (8 miles W)

February and July

Troy Victorian Stroll (10 miles N)

December 3, 2006

Annual Gazette Holiday Parade (35 miles W)

November 24, 2006

Albany Alive at Five (5 miles W)

June - August

Price Chopper 4th on the Plaza

Fourth of July

Albany Tulip Festival (5 miles W)

May

Jazz Fest (5 miles W)

September

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Albany Weather:

November 22, 2008

  • AM Few Snow Showers/Wind / PM Snow Showers/Wind Early
  • Hi:29F |-1C
  • Low:18F |-7C