The view from the 42nd floor Corning Tower Observation Deck encompasses not only the city of Albany but the foothills of the Adirondacks , the Catskills, and the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. Free. 10AM-2:30PM daily, closed holidays. Check-in at the security desk in the concourse under the Corning Tower, photo ID required. Plaza information office +1 518 474-2418.
Watervliet Arsenal Museum in Watervliet, about a 20 minute drive north of Albany, . For military history buffs.
USS Slater (DE-766), Broadway, Waterfront. +1 518 431-1943, . Retired WWII US Navy Destroyer Escort, offering tours Wed-Sun during the summer. Recommended ability to climb and descend stairs.
New York State Museum, Madison Av., +1 518 474-5877, . The largest state museum in all the 50 states, has some really nice collections. Daily from 9:30AM-5PM, closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day. Admission is free, donations welcome.
The Albany Institute of History and Art, Washington Av., is another nice museum well worth a visit.
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