A center for the wood, paper and print industry, with many of the nation's first high-rise buildings. Owes its importance at least in part to the Erie Canal.

Local

Eat and Drink

• 677 Prime - albany (0.4 miles) - Albany's Fine Dining Steakhouse Welcome to Angelo's 677 Prime, the flagship restaurant from M...
• Athos Restaurant - Albany (6.2 miles) - Voted “One of the 50 Best Greek Restaurants in America” by The National Herald, and winner of th...

See and Do

• Times Union Center Albany (0.3 miles) - Upstate New York's Premiere Sports and Entertainment Facility--bringing local sports teams and t...
• USS SLATER Albany (0.8 miles) - USS SLATER is a National Historic Landmark. Come aboard and tour the only restored World War II Dest...
• American Italian Heritage Association and Museum Albany (4.0 miles) - The largest Italian American museum in the east, there are ten rooms of exhibits, a Hall of History ...
• miSci (museum of innovation and science) Schenectady (14.2 miles) - Founded in 1934, miSci is the only science center in Tech Valley offering an interactive, multimedia...
• Schenectady County Historical Society Schenectady (15.0 miles) - The Schenectady County Historical Society brings to life the region’s dynamic history through inte...