Troy NY New York
Frequently Asked Questions
At the marina, right at the foot of downtown on the banks of the Hudson. The gangway opens onto rows of Victorian brick and brownstone facades.
Yes, entirely. The historic downtown is walkable from the marina and the terrain is flat. That is one of this call's real advantages: no shuttle needed.
Because its workshops invented the detachable shirt collar. The city owes its fortune as much to that industry as to its foundries, which produced cast-iron stoves, bells and ironwork for the whole country.
A walk along River Street among antique dealers, galleries and cafés, a visit to the Hart-Cluett Museum or the Burden Iron Works museum, and a stop at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. All of it within a few blocks.
A concert hall opened in the 1870s above a bank, as was the custom then. It enjoys an enviable reputation among musicians for its acoustics, and a number of classical recordings have been made there.
Yes. A farmers market known throughout the region runs Saturday mornings year-round, held outdoors in summer: valley cheeses, ciders, sourdough breads and produce from surrounding farms.
The city claims Samuel Wilson, a meat supplier to the US Army in 1812, whom legend links to the origin of the Uncle Sam figure.
The US dollar and English. Credit cards are accepted everywhere; bring a little cash for the farmers market.
Yes, though it is not designed for children. The Saturday market, Riverfront Park and the Burden Iron Works museum, with its water wheel once among the most powerful in the world, hold older children's attention. Toddlers will be bored.
Yes. New York's state capital lies about 15 kilometres away, upstream or downstream depending on the ship's itinerary. Nearby at Waterford the Erie and Champlain canals converge, and the federal dam marks the limit of tidal navigation.
