Albany NY New York

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American Eagle

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American Glory

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American Legend

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Frequently Asked Questions

On the Hudson, steps from the heart of the city. You can start exploring with no shuttle and no wait: State Street leaves the pier and climbs toward the hill.
Yes. The old centre is compact and the climb up State Street to the State Capitol takes about fifteen minutes. The grade is gentle but steady, so decent shoes help.
The New York State Capitol with its carved staircases, the Empire State Plaza esplanade next door, then the New York State Museum. There is still time to walk back down to the river.
Because the project, finished late in the 19th century after more than thirty years of work, changed architects and styles along the way. The building surprises first by that absence, then by the richness of its interiors and carved staircases.
Dutch traders were running a fur post here in 1624, well before the city 220 kilometres downstream took the name New York. Albany kept street names inherited from those first settlers.
About 220 kilometres upstream on the Hudson. It is the state capital, not a suburb of the metropolis: the pace and the scale are nothing alike.
The US dollar, and cards work everywhere. Sales tax is added at the register, and restaurant tipping is expected American-style.
English. French is not spoken in shops, though proximity to Quebec produces the odd exception.
Yes. The New York State Museum appeals to children, the plaza gives room to run and everything is walkable. Capitol visits run as guided groups, which takes a little patience.
May through October, the Hudson navigation season. Early October adds the valley's fall colours, worth the trip on their own.