|
Attractions |
|
Saratoga Springs
- the City of "Health, History, Horses" |
| HORSE RACING AND POLO |
| Saratoga Race Course. |
| Saratoga
Raceway and Equine Sports Center. |
| Saratoga
Polo Association. |
| MUSEUMS |
| Museums
of Saratoga. Association of Saratoga's museums with information
about all the museums. |
| Historical
Society of Saratoga Springs |
| Brookside Museum - Saratoga County Historical Society.
Ballston Spa, NY. |
| National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame |
| Saratoga
Harness Museum and Hall of Fame. Housed on the grounds of Saratoga
Raceway. Open seasonally. 518-587-4210. There is also a library
that chronicles the history of standardbred racing. |
| National
Museum of Dance. |
| Saratoga
Children's Museum. |
| New
York State Military Museum. |
| Saratoga
Automobile Museum. |
| Tang
Teaching Museum and Art Gallery. Skidmore College. |
| National Bottle Museum .
Ballston Spa, NY. |
| Hyde
Collection Art Museum. Glens Falls, NY. |
| Crandall
Public Library Center for Folklife. Glens Falls, NY. |
| Grant's
Cottage. Near Saratoga Springs, off of Exit 16 on the Northway. |
| EVENTS |
| First
Night Saratoga. Annual New Year's Eve Celebration. |
| Solomon
Northrup Day |
| THE
ARTS |
| Saratoga
County Arts Council - The Arts Center --- (Art Center
Member websites) |
| Beekman
Street Art District |
| Gallery100 |
| Symmetry |
| Skidmore
College's Summer Six Art Programs |
| Saratoga
Clayworks. |
| Ballston
Lake Pottery. |
| Blue
Moon Clay Studios. |
| MUSIC |
| Saratoga Chamber
Singers |
| Saratoga
Springs Youth Orchestra. |
| Lake
George Opera. |
| Racing
City Chorus |
| Baroque Festival |
| COFFEE
HOUSES, THEATERS, THEATER GROUPS |
| Caffé
Lena. Our nation's oldest coffee house - a community treasure. |
| Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
| Home Made Theater |
| Saratoga
Shakespeare Company. Performances of Shakespeare in Congress
Park in the summer. |
| Lake
George Opera at Saratoga |
| Saratoga Film
Forum. Art film house, at the Art Center. |
| Proctor's
Theatre. Schenectady. |
| TOURS |
| Pottery
Trail. A tour of six clay studios in the Albany-Saratoga
Region. |
| Art and Craft
Trails in the Adirondack North Country. Self-guided tour includes
arts and crafts shops and studios. For a tour brochure, contact:
Adirondack North Country Assoc iation, 183 Broadway, Saranac
Lake, 12983. www.adirondack.org; 518/891-6200. |
| Adirondack
Architectural Heritage. Numerous one-day tours through-out
the Adirondacks highlight the heritage of this unique region.
Adirondack Architectural Heritage, 1790 Main St, suite 37, Keeseville,
12944. www.aarch.org; 518/834-9328. |
| Travels thru
History. A variety of tours to cultural and heritage events
and attractions throughout upstate New York. www.travelsthruhistory.com; 518/372-0777. |
| FARMERS
MARKET |
| Saratoga Farmer's
Market |
| PARKS AND NATURAL AREAS |
| Congress
Park |
| Yaddo
Gardens. The Yaddo Gardens are open daily dawn to dusk, free
of charge. A formal rose garden and an informal rock garden feature
turn-of-the-century fountains and statues. The Gardens are the
only part of the Yaddo estate open to the public. |
| Petrified
Sea Gardens. Three miles west of Saratoga Springs off Rt.
29. |
Saratoga
Spa State Park
http://nysparks.state.ny.us/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/nysparks/parks.cgi?p+71 |
Saratoga
National Historic Park
sara_info@nps.gov
http://www.nps.gov/sara/ |
Saratoga
National Cemetery
http://www.cem.va.gov/saratoga.htm |
Bog Meadow Nature Trail
A walk though wetlands along an abandoned trolley track. |
Woods Hollow Nature Preserve
Right down the road from us in Milton ... hiking trails and a
lake with a fishing pier. |
Wilton Wildlife Preserve
Glacial Lake Albany terrain and a Karner Blue butterfly habitat. |
| Saratoga Mountain
Bike Association Trails |
| Ndakinna Wilderness Project.
Greenfield, NY. Just outside Saratoga Springs. |
| NEARBY ATRACTIONS |
Adirondack
Park Visitors Center
http://www.northnet.org/adirondackvic/ |
Roger's
Island Visitor Center
http://www.fortedwardnewyork.net/report/rogersisland.htm |
Stillwater
Blockhouse Visitor Center and Museum
http://www.stillwaterny.org/Visitors/Attractions/histattractions.htm |
Waterford
WfdCanHarVC@aol.com
http://town.waterford.ny.us/vistor_center.htm |
| GOLF |
| Airway Meadows Golf
Course |
| The Ballston Spa
Country Club |
| Eagle Crest Golf
Club |
| Saratoga Lake Golf
Club |
| Saratoga Mini-Golf |
| Saratoga National
Golf Club |
| Saratoga Spa Championship
& Executive Golf |
| Van Patten Golf
Course |
| ADVENTURE
TOURS |
| Battenkill River
Sports & Campground |
| Headwaters Guide
Service |
| Hudson River Rafting |
| BALLOON
RIDES |
| Adirondack Balloon
Flights |
| Windrifter Ballooning |
| OTHER INFORMATION |
| Saratoga
Area Attractions. |
| Discover Saratoga. Saratoga Convention and Tourism
Bureau. |
| Saratoga Entertainment |
