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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 29 attractions in Albany

The New York State Museum serves as a repository for New York State's artistic, historical, natural and social history.  The splendid building dominates one end of the Empire State Plaza.  Exhibition...

Attraction type: History museum; Natural history museum; Nature center; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 29 attractions in Albany
Attraction type: Ship
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 29 attractions in Albany

The Empire State Plaza is the product of an ambitious center city renewal project that encompasses ten public buildings including The Empire Performing Arts Center at the Egg and the New York State...

Attraction type: Town center/square/plaza
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 29 attractions in Albany

Built before the American Revolution, the elegant home of General Philip Schuyler is one of the most outstanding examples of pre-war architecture.

Attraction type: Historic home; Historic site; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 29 attractions in Albany

New York's Capitol building took four decades to build, from 1867 to 1899, and is considered a magnificent example of 19th-century architecture.

Attraction type: Government building
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 29 attractions in Albany
Attraction type: Tour
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 29 attractions in Albany

Step inside one of the oldest museums in North America for a glimpse of what life was like in old Albany and the Upper Hudson Valley through an amazing collection of furniture, clothing, paintings, silver and photographs, all celebrating the importance of this region in American history.

Attraction type: History museum; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 29 attractions in Albany
Attraction type: Architectural building
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 29 attractions in Albany
Attraction type: Street
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 29 attractions in Albany
Attraction type: Brewery; Architectural building
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 29 attractions in Albany
Attraction type: Spa
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 29 attractions in Albany
Attraction type: Tourist/visitor center
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #13 of 29 attractions in Albany
Attraction type: Scenic drive
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 29 attractions in Albany
Attraction type: Mall
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 29 attractions in Albany

Hovering dramatically over Empire State Plaza, The Egg is a world-class performing arts complex.  Designed by Wallace Harrison, construction of the building began in 1966 and was completed in 1978...

Attraction type: Theater
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #16 of 29 attractions in Albany

This multipurpose civic center hosts musical performances, ice shows, trade shows and is home to the AHL River Rats, NLP Attack and the Siena Saints MAAC basketball team.

Attraction type: Civic center; Arena/stadium/field
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #17 of 29 attractions in Albany

This 18-century-style mansion (circa 1787), which sits on a wooded hill overlooking the scenic Hudson River, contains a huge collection of antiques, textiles and other historical artifacts.

Attraction type: Historic home
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Attraction type: Government building
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