New York State - Capital-Saratoga Attractions

The National Bottle Museum is housed in a brick commercial building in the historic business district of Ballston Spa. Early bottle making methods, a miniature model of an 1800's glass furnace and hand made bottles are highlights of the museum. One entire wall of the museum's first floor is covered with approximately 2000 bottles of many colors, shapes and forms.

The mission of the National Bottle Museum is to preserve the history of one of Americas first major industries.

The museum also offers hot glass classes.

Visitors to Eagle Mills can mine for gems, watch the water wheel in the cider mill, cross the covered bridge, or enjoy a picnic by the pond.

The Cider Mill at Eagle Mills comes alive in autumn when sweet cider and fresh baked pies are available.

The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor has four navigable waterways: Erie, Champlain, Oswego and Cayuga-Seneca; which are sections of the first Erie Canal. The Corridor covers 524 miles in Upstate New York. Popular water activities include rowing, canoeing, fishing, kayaking, and motorboating.

The Canalway Trail is regularly used during the winter months for cross country skiing.

Fort Edward was fortified during the French, Indian and Revolutionary Wars due to its location on the portage trail between Lake Champlain and the Hudson River.

Old Fort House Museum is the site of six historic buildings that include "The Old Fort House" a 1772 tavern and county courthouse. The five additional buildings include a one-room schoolhouse, an 1853 Law Office and an 1840 Tollhouse. It was the Revolutionary headquarters for British General Burgoyne.

The Fulton County Museum features historical displays with an emphasis on leather and glove manufacturing. Victorian clothing, 19th century folk art and items from the Sacandaga Amusement Park (which was flooded when the Great Sacandaga Lake was built) are also on exhibit.

Log Village Grist Mill and Museum consists of an 1810 restored, working gristmill and other buildings with farm machinery and household items are located on the grounds. Demonstrations of grinding grain by water power as well as demonstrations of old working tools, gas and steam engines are featured.

Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site is the site of the Revolutionary War battle of 1777. The British tried to capture American storehouses in Bennington to restock their depleting provisions.

Berkshire Bird Paradise is a sanctuary for disabled and injured birds. There are over 1000 birds and 100 different species found here.

Founded in 1613 by Dutch settlers sent by Killean Van Rensselaer. Fort Crailo was built in 1704 to protect against native inhabitants.

Crailo State Historic Site is a museum of the Dutch in the upper Hudson Valley. Crailo was originally built in the early 18th century and in the late 18th century, Crailo was remodeled in the Federal style. It served as a boys' boarding school in the 1840's and later as a church rectory.

The Batten Kill Rambler begins from Salem and travels to Cambridge. In Salem, the train departs from part of the National Historic District.

Originally a Native American camping ground, it was settled by French refugees in 1688. It was named Saratoga and then changed to Schuylerville in 1831. It was renamed in honor of Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler.

Located in the 1830 Hugh White Homestead, this Greek Revival mansion was scheduled for demolition until a group of citizens rallied to save the house. Permanent and temporary exhibits of local history are on display, including two Victorian period rooms.

Watervliet Arsenal Museum houses many one-of-a-kind guns from the past 400 years, as well as new artillery weapons. The museum is housed in the nation's oldest continuously active arsenal, built in 1813, and still producing large caliber weapons.

The town of Whitehall was settled by Captain Philip Skene and 30 other British families. Originally named Skenesborough, in his honor, the town changed its name after the Revolutionary War.

The Skenesborough Museum tells the story of the origin of Whitehall back to 1759. Over four thousand items are on display with the main exhibit featuring a 16 ft diorama of the 1776 shipyard.

This is the site where Ulysses S. Grant spent the last weeks of his life completing his memoirs. The rooms have been left as they were in 1885.