Henry Hudson Planetarium
25 Quackenbush Square at
Clinton and Broadway
East Downtown
518-434-5132
Saturday program at
11:30am, 12:30pm
Admission charged
A good place to start any
orientation of the state capital is this center, which also boasts a special
child-friendly planetarium tour of the night sky at the weekend.
Rubinstein Museum of
Science and Technology
500 South Franklin Street
West Jefferson Street
315-425-9068
Open daily 10am-5pm
Admission charged
Syracuse's former arms
depot is now the home of the Museum of Science and Technology (MOST) which
moved here recently and is now packed with lots of new attractions. From the
Silverman Planetarium to the Drill Hall 225-seat omni theater and the old 1863
stables, all attractions are child-friendly.
New York State Museum
Empire State Plaza
Downtown
518-474-5877
Open daily 10am-5pm
Admission free, Carousel
free, donations accepted.
The museum contains a
full-size working carousel, which was installed in the new 25,000-square-foot
Terrace Gallery. The carousel came from a New York State amusement park; now it
is the centerpiece of a fourth-floor exhibit on popular entertainment. The
carousel’s 36 horses, two deer and two donkeys have already entertained
300,000. Discovery Place is a fun place designed for children. The museum also
has a shop, a cafe, and a bookstore.
Corning Preserve
Off Hamilton and Pruyn
Streets
518-434-5132
Admission Free
An oasis of greenery in
cement, this park is a pleasant oddity. Stranded on the banks of the Hudson
right beside the highway, and just beyond the visitor center, the Corning
Preserve boasts a hiking and a biking route, plus barbecue areas for picnics,
and local art events.
Albany Aqua Ducks Tours
Albany Heritage Area
Visitors Center
25 Quackenbush Square,
Corner of Broadway and Clinton Ave.
518-462-3825
May-October. Monday-Friday 10:30am & 1:30pm;
Saturday 10:15am; Sunday 10:30am.
Admission charged
Albany Aqua Ducks is an
amphibious tour company operating in and around Albany, New York. It offers
unique, educational and fun filled tours of Albany's historic area while on land
and a mariner's view of the City's skyline, The USS Slater, The Dutch Apple
Cruise Ship and other sites that are visible from the water on the Hudson River.
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