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Capital-Saratoga NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM, ALBANY SARATOGA RACE COURSE, SARATOGA SPRINGS Summer's exciting in this eclectic region! From Saratoga's famous horseracing, polo, battlefields and bubbling mineral springs, to Albany's riverside concerts and magnificent State Capitol, unique attractions mix rich heritage with fast-forward fun. Thoroughbred racing takes off July 18 at historic Saratoga Race Course. Celebrating 150 years this summer, it was recently rated one of the World's Top 10 Sporting Venues by Sports Illustrated. Discover the beauty and excitement of world-class Saratoga Polo. Saratoga Casino & Raceway presents thrilling harness racing, gaming and top musicians in their cool nightclub. Great summer performances at Saratoga Performing Arts Center include the New York City Ballet. CAPITAL-SARATOGA MUST-SEES Outdoors * Grafton Lakes State Park | Grafton * Great Sacandaga Lake | Various entry points * John Boyd Thacher State Park | Voorheesville * Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike Trail | Various sites * Saratoga Casino & Raceway | Saratoga Springs * Saratoga Polo | Saratoga Springs * Saratoga Race Course | Saratoga Springs Art & Culture * Albany Institute of History & Art | Albany * Hubbard Hall | Cambridge * New York State Capitol | Albany * Palace Theatre | Albany * Proctors Theatre | Schenectady * Sand Lake Center for the Arts | Averill Park * Troy Savings Bank Music Hall | Troy History * Fort Edward & Rogers Island | Fort Edward * Empire State Aerosciences Museum | Glenville * Johnson Hall State Historic Site | Johnstown * New York State Museum | Albany * Oakwood Cemetery | Troy * Saratoga National Historical Park | Stillwater * Schenectady Stockade Area National Historic Landmark | Schenectady Family Fun * Adirondack Animal Land | Broadalbin * Berkshire Bird Paradise | Petersburg * Liberty Ridge Farm | Schaghticoke * The Wildlife Sports and Educational Museum | Amsterdam Relax at soothing spas, from the Crystal Spa to Roosevelt Baths at the elegant Gideon Putnam Hotel in Saratoga Spa State Park. While in Saratoga Springs, take a stroll down Broadway, named one of America's Greatest Main Streets by Travel+Leisure. Nearby Saratoga National Historical Park highlights the turning point of the American Revolution. In Cambridge apple orchards and trout streams surround charming Main Street shops and covered bridges. Their Hot Air Balloon Festival in June attracts 10,000 visitors. Nearby, the nuns at the New Skete Monastery sell heavenly cheesecakes! Catch a show at an open-air theater in Albany's Riverfront Park or Washington Park. In Schenectady's Stockade District see the nation's largest collection of colonial houses. Northampton Beach on Great Sacandaga Lake has a sandy swimming beach, boat launch and campground. On the waterfront in Rensselaer, Fort Crailo still stands in an 18th-century Dutch Colonial home. Scenic Captain JP Cruises set off from Troy, where the 1875 Troy Music Hall and innovative EMPAC Center present world-class performances. Families love ValleyCats baseball games at Bruno Stadium. Get a bird's-eye view of green cornfields from 60-foot-high ziplines at Engelke Farm. Or pick-your-own fruit in their berry patch! PALACE THEATRE, ALBANY Food & Drink * Farmer's Markets | Regionwide Green NY * Saratoga Spa State Park/Roosevelt Baths & Spa | Saratoga Springs Shopping * Cities and towns of Albany, Cambridge, Gloversville, Greenwich, Johnstown, Saratoga Springs, Schenectady & Troy For more on this region, see Getaway Ideas pages 26-61, Regional Attractions page 70 and Events Calendar page 84. Find regional travel resources listed on page 103. See iloveny.com or call 800/CALL-NYS for more information. SARATOGA SPA STATE PARK, SARATOGA SPRINGS SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, SARATOGA SPRINGS  http://www.iloveny.com

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