25 Of The Best Things To Do In Albany With Kids

Located along the Helderberg Escarpment, just 15 miles southwest of Albany, this New York State park preserves six miles of limestone cliffs, rock-strewn slopes, woodlands, and open fields.

New York State Museum is FREE and is the largest museum of its kind in the country.The Museum exhibitions include Fire Engine Hall, The Cohoes Mastodon and much more. Kids especially love the hand-carved 36-horse carousel.

USS SLATER Destroyer Escort Historical Museum is a great place for children to learn about World War Il

The Crossings of Colonie features a kids playground, a three-acre pond for fishing and ice skating and 6.5 miles of trails.

Indian Ladder Farms grows a variety of crops, but we are best known for our apples. We are a certified-EcoApple grower, adhering to a rigorous protocol that ensures our apples our produced using the most sustainable and ecologically friendly growing pract

Washington Park spans 84 acres and provides a location for an array of sports ,activities, popular events and concerts. Make sure you attend the annual Tulip Festival.

Weekend auto races & annual Monster Jam events on half-mile dirt oval, with concessions

Located on mountain ridge between the Taconic and Hudson Valleys, includes five ponds and 2357 acres featuring hiking, fishing, swimming, & boating.

Mountain Ridge Adventure is the Capital Region’s new treetop challenge course and zip line park. Located 30 min. to Albany and Saratoga and 10 minutes to Schenectady. ~5 miles from the NYS Thruway and 890.

Cohoes Falls is 1,000 feet wide and 90 feet high. The best time to see it is in the springtime. Visitors can enjoy fishing, hiking or taking photographs of the Falls

Kids can learn, explorer and participate in nature related activities on a 3,200 acre nature preserve located in Albany New York

Capital District's largest indoor rock climbing gym

The 120-acre Christman Sanctuary is home to the Bozenkill, with its 30-foot waterfall and numerous lesser cascades.

A drive-thru African safari, a petting area & prairie dogs are highlights of this 80-acre zoo.

Art Omi is a not-for-profit arts center with a 120-acre sculpture and architecture park and gallery, residency programs for international artists, writers

The Empire State Aerosciences Museum is a non-profit museum which strives to "educate, entertain and excite with experiences in air and space

Naturally formed caverns with waterfalls 100 ft. below ground, various formations & fossils.

Landis is an arboretum and public garden incorporating hundreds of acres in Schoharie & Montgomery?Counties of New York State

The Relief Room is the 1st location of its kind in the area! We’re the one and only Rage Room Facility in Upstate NY – Capital Region. It is our mission to provide a uniquely therapeutic and fun experience for everyday people like you.

Saratoga Strike Zone is the premiere family entertainment facility in the northeast. Bowling, ballocity, bumper cars, redemption arcade, private VIP bowling.

Exhibits include a model of the Helderberg Escarpment, a live honeybee observation hive, bird viewing areas, fossils, furs, skulls and lots of hands-on displays. Live amphibians and reptiles are on display in the spring and summer months.

Enjoy amazing food and drink, play arcade games and watch your favorite teams on TV

Bowman Orchards welcomes you to enjoy our You-Pick Days where you can make memories that will last a lifetime! 98 acres of freshly grown apples, peaches, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, pumpkins & so much more!

Cherry Plain State Park has 175 acres and features a sandy beach on Black River Pond, with bathhouse and comfort station nearby