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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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Hours: 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. Our nation's oldest coffee house - a community treasure. |
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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. Annual New Year's Eve Celebration. |
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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 thesouthern 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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How to Get to the Visitor
Center
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Directions
From
the South: Take
I-87, to exit 13N (Route 9 North) about 3 miles to Visitor Center,
opposite Historic Congress Park.
From
the North: Take
I-87, to exit 15, bear right on Routes 9 & 50 southwest,
follow signs into downtown & on to Visitor Center, opposite
Historic Congress Park.
From
the West: Take
I-90 (New York Thruway) east to Exit 28, north on Route 30A to
Johnstown; east on Route 29 to Saratoga: turn right on Broadway
(Route 9) & on to Visitor Center, opposite Historic Congress
Park.
From
the East: Take
Route 29 west into downtown & a left on Broadway (Route 9)
& on to Visitor Center, opposite Historic Congress Park.
For
specific directions from your location to the Visitor Center
at 297 Broadway in Saratoga Springs, go to:
Mapsonus
Map Quest
Yahoo Maps
New York State Map
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Visitor
Center Parking
Parking
for the Visitor Center is at a premium, especially during the
summer and at holiday seasons. In addition to street parking
in the downtown area, there are several parking lots available
within a few blocks of the Visitor Center. This includes a parking
lot across the street, a parking garage across from Congress
Park at the corner of Spring St. and Maple Ave., a parking lot
by High Rock Park near the City Center and the new lot on Church
St., a block behind the post office on Broadway. |
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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 opento 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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Copyright © 2007 Heritage Area Visitor Center
A wellspring of information, discovery, celebration, community
For information, call (518) 587-3241. |
