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Heritage Area Visitor Center
297 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Contact: Mary-Jane Pelzer
Phone: 518 587-3241
Fax: 518 580-0980 |
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Visitor Center Hours
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May-October daily 9-4
November-April Monday-Saturday 9-4 |
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Visitor Center Mission
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The Saratoga Springs
Heritage Area Visitor Center preserves and promotes the historical,
natural and cultural resources and activities that tell the story
of the past and present an identity for the future. |
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Community Calendars
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In Saratoga Springs, there's lots going on throughout the entire year. These online calendars provide a guide to some of those events. |
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Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce Events Calendar |
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Saratoga County Art Center Calendar |
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Saratoga Performing Arts Center Calendar |
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Saratoga Film Forum |
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Caffe Lena |
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Saratoga Springs Public Library Events Calendar |
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Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation Event Calendar. |
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Community Events
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First Night Saratoga. |
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Saratoga Arts Fest. |
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Saratoga Springs Mardi Gras. |
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Winterfest. |
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Chowderfest. |
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Solomon Northrup Day. |
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Saratoga Springs...nestled in the southern foothills of New York's Adirondack Mountains offers more, from the New York City Ballet to jazz concerts under the stars. Life Magazine |
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"The
season is short, but friendship is long." Leighla Ford,
owner of Spuyten Duyvil, the legendary watering spot for Saratoga's
horse set. |
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Racing
season may be short, but the Visitor Center is open all year
round. |
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Saratoga Springs Attractions |
| A wide variety of activities and attractions make Saratoga Springs a unique four-seasons destination. Visitors enjoy polo, walking tours, golf, and more than 85 restaurants and boutiques. The Saratoga Children's Museum offers hands-on exhibits for youngsters two to ten. At the Saratoga Spa State Park, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center serves as the summer home of the New York City Ballet, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Lake George Opera. During the winter months, crosscountry skiing and snowshoeing beckon enthusiasts to woodland trails. Saratoga Springs offers an exceptional range of attractions, including the arts, equine sports, museums and a wealth of history, golf, and outdoor sports. |
The Arts
The Saratoga Performing Arts
Center is the summer home of the New York
City Ballet and the Philadelphia Symphony
Orchestra. Plus, the annual Jazz Fest and
the FYE Summer Concert series bring artists
like Herbie Hancock, Carole King, Sting,
Josh Groban, and Norah Jones to SPAC for all to enjoy.
Other attractions include the Saratoga County Art Center, located on Broadway, at the corner of Congress Park. Broadway offers a number of art galleries.
The Beekman St. Art District, located a few blocks west of Broadway, features artist galleries, studios, shops, restaurants.
Some additional art attractions include:
Albany Saratoga Pottery Trail. A tour of six clay studios in the Albany-Saratoga
Region.
Hyde Collection. Art Museum in nearby Glens Falls.
Home Made Theater at the Spa Little Theater. Located in Saratoga Spa State Park.
Saratoga
Shakespeare Company. Performances of Shakespeare in Congress
Park in the summer.
Lake George Opera at Saratoga.
Saratoga Film
Forum. Art film house, located at the Saratoga County Art Center.
Caffé
Lena.
Saratoga Chamber
Singers.
Saratoga
Springs Youth Orchestra.
Racing
City Chorus.
Baroque Festival. |
Equine Sports
Saratoga Springs is best known for it's
Thoroughbred flat track horse racing and the
world renowned Saratoga Race Course. During the Civil War, three millionaires built the Saratoga Race Track and sponsored the first running of the Travers Cup, America's oldest racing event. More than a century later, the track - where the original Victorian grandstand is still in use - remains one of the town's most popular attractions. Racing season extends from late July through August every year. The National Museum of Racing, which contains artwork and racing memorabilia, is conveniently located just across the street. There's also harness racing at the Saratoga Raceway and world class polo. Saratoga Polo is
one of the four oldest clubs in the nation
dating back to 1898. The 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. |
Explore History
A showplace of Gilded Age architecture, thecity includes 900 buildings listed in the National Register of Historic Places. A member of the National Trust's National Main Street Program, Saratoga Springs has worked successfully for many years to revitalize its downtown and preserve its Greek Revival, Gothic Revival and Queen Anne buildings.
Saratoga Springs offers
some of the most interesting historic
museums and exhibits in northeastern New York.
Battlefields, including the Battle of
Saratoga, homesteads, monuments, military
encampments and settlements offer wonderful
opportunities to explore history. During the Revolutionary War, Saratoga was
the site of the battle known as "the turning
point of the American Revolution." at The
Battle of Saratoga and is one of the great
attractions near Saratoga Springs. The
historic Saratoga battlefield site and
monument are located in nearby Stillwater, a
neighbor of Saratoga.
And the Grant Cottage State Historic Site, where Ulysses S. Grant spent his final days writing his memoirs is nearby, is open for visitors during the summer months not far from Saratoga Springs.
There's also the Crandall
Public Library Center for Folklife in nearby Glens Falls, NY.
Travels thru
History offers variety of tours to cultural and heritage events
and attractions throughout upstate New York. www.travelsthruhistory.com; 518-372-0777. |
Museums
Saratoga Springs features a great diversity of museums.
National Museum Of Racing And Hall Of Fame.
Children's Museum at Saratoga.
National Museum Of Dance And Hall Of Fame.
Saratoga Springs History Museum.
New York State Military Museum And Veterans Research Center.
Saratoga Automobile Museum.
Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery . At Skidmore College.
National Bottle Museum. In Ballston Spa, NY.
Brookside Museum - Saratoga County Historical Society.
Ballston Spa, NY.
Fort William Henry Museum & Restoration.
Adirondack Museum. Blue Mountain Lake.
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Golf
Saratoga
Springs and the surrounding area feature over 20 golf
courses in every price range within a thirty
minute drive. Located within Saratoga
Springsis Saratoga
National Golf Course, a links style course,
as well as Saratoga Spa Golf, which features
a Robert Trent Jones masterpiece that is
both accessible and affordable.
You may book
your tee times at SaratogaSpaGolf.com.
You can also find additional public golf
courses at Saratoga Golf. Some other resources:
Airway Meadows Golf Course
Evergreens Portable Golf by Evergreens Indoor Golf Center
Saratoga Lake Golf Club
Eagle Crest Golf Club
Kingswood Golf Club
Saratoga National Golf Club
Van Patten Golf Club |
Explore Parks, Nature Areas, and Outdoor Recreation
Saratoga Springs is the home of historic Congress Park, right downtown. And in
addition to being the home of the Saratoga
Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs is located at
the edge of the Adirondack Mountain State
Park and provides easy access to the many
outdoors activities near Saratoga. The
Adirondack Park consists of over six million
acres and is larger than the Grand Canyon,
Yellowstone or Yosemite. In total, the
Adirondack State Park covers nearly one
fifth of the state of New York. The scenic Hudson River is nearby, offering lots of recreational opportunities. Mountain
biking or hiking, water skiing, fishing,
boating or whitewater rafting, horseback riding,
and downhill or cross country skiing are all available close to the city.
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.
Saratoga
National Historic Park.
Saratoga
National Cemetery.
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 TrailsNdakinna Wilderness Project.
Located in Greenfield, NY. just outside Saratoga Springs. |
Adventure Tours
Battenkill River
Sports & Campground.
Headwaters Guide
Service.
Hudson River Rafting. |
Hot Air Ballooning
Adirondack Balloon
Flights.
Windrifter Ballooning. |
Nearby Attractions
Adirondack
Park Visitors Center
Roger's
Island Visitor Center
Stillwater
Blockhouse Visitor Center and Museum
http://www.stillwaterny.org/Visitors/Attractions/histattractions.htm
Waterford, NY |
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Visitor Links
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New York State Heritage Areas
Heritage Areas Brochure (pdf)
Saratoga Convention & Tourism Bureau: Offering a comprehensive guide to hotels, restaurants, museums, and other local attractions.
Get2There Saratoga: Getting around Saratoga Springs without your car.
Saratoga County Art Center
Museums of Saratoga
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation: Offering walking tours and more.
Saratoga National Park (Saratoga Battlefield)
Saratoga Spa State Park
Saratoga Racino
Beekman St. Art District: Artist galleries, studios, shops, restaurants.
Yaddo: The lovely gardens at this renowned writers' retreat are open to the public.
Saratoga.com. Tourist information. |
Community Links
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City of Saratoga Springs
Saratoga
Springs City Center.
Saratoga Springs Public Library
Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce
Skidmore College: Local Links. Extensive links to organizations
& resources in Saratoga Springs. |
Health
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Lincoln Baths.
The
Crystal Spa.
Saratoga
Springs Water History
Saratoga
Springs Water Mineral Analysis |
History
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Saratoga Room: Local History Resources
History Roundtable
Saratoga Springs History Museum
History of Saratoga County: Saratoga County.
New York State Military Museum
History of Saratoga County: Chamber of Commerce.
Saratoga County Historian.
Saratoga Springs History.
History of Saratoga Springs (1899). National
Historic Landmark Program: Canfield Casino and Congress Park |
Horses
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Saratoga Race Course.
Saratoga Raceway.
Saratoga
Polo Association.
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
Fasig-Tipton Sales Company
New
York Racing Association |
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