Things to Do in the Capital Region

Apple Picking

• Goold Orchards, Inc.
• Altamont Orchards
• Indian Ladder Farms

Billiards/Bowling

• Diamond 8 Billiards
• Jillian’s
• Sunset Bowling

Concert Venues/Performing Arts

• Northern Lights
• Proctors Theater
• Tanglewood Music Center, Boston
• The Egg
• The Palace Theatre
• Times Union Center
• Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC)

Fun Parks

• Funplex Funpark
• Six Flags - The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom

Golf

• City of Albany: Golf Course-Capital Hills at Albany
• Schuyler Meadows Club

Movie Theatres

• Madison Theatre
• Regal Cinema 18 Megaplex, Crossgates Mall
• Regal Colonie Center Stadium 13, Colonie Center Mall
• Spectrum 8 Theatres

Museums/Tours

• Albany Aqua Ducks
• Albany Institute of History and Art
• Empire State Aerosciences Museum
• Henry Hudson Planetarium/Albany Visitors Center
• Howe Caverns, Inc.
• New York State Museum/Cultural Education Center
• National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum
• Schenectady Museum & Planetarium
• USS Slater-DE766 Destroyer

Parks, Recreation and Outdoor Activities

• Dippikill, Student Association’s Adirondack Lodge
• Dutch Apple Cruises
• Grafton State Park
• Pine Bush Preserve
• Thatcher Park
• Washington Park

Restaurants

• Jack's Oyster House
• Barnsider
• Bomber's Burrito Bar
• Pepper Jack's

Shopping

• Colonie Center Mall
• Crossgates Mall
• Stuyvesant Plaza, Inc.

Sports & Sporting Events

• Times Union Center
• Albany Indoor Rock Gym

Special Events

• Visit Albany Events for more information:
• Jazz Festival – Held in September in Albany’s Riverfront Park
• Lark Festival – Held in September on Albany’s Lark Street
• Winter Festival – Held in December in downtown Albany
• Tulip Festival – Held in May in Albany’s Washington Park

Surrounding Areas

• The Adirondack Region
• Lake George
• Saratoga Springs

Winter Recreation

• Ice Skating at Empire Plaza (free)
  Phone: (518)473-0559
• Jiminy Peak (Ski & Snowboard Resort)
• Ski Windham