Albany
Albany is the capital city of the U.S.
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York. It is also the county seat of, and the most populous city in Albany County. Albany is located on the west bank of the Hudson River, approximately ten miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. Its population was 99,224 at the time of the 2020 census and was estimated at 102,305 in 2026.
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Worth seeing in and around Albany
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01State University of New York
The State University of New York is a system of public colleges and universities in the State of New York. Led by chancellor John B. King, the SUNY system has 87,956 employees, including 29,427 faculty members, and some 7,660 degree and certificate programs overall and a $13.37 billion budget.
800 m · public university system in the state of New York, United States · Wikipedia - 02New York State Capitol
The New York State Capitol, the seat of the New York state government, is located in Albany, the capital city of the U.S. state of New York. The capitol building is part of the Empire State Plaza complex on State Street in Capitol Park.
0 m · state capitol building of the U.S. state of New York · Wikipedia - 03State University of New York at Albany
The State University of New York at Albany is a public research university in Albany, New York, United States. Founded in 1844, it is one of four "university centers" of the State University of New York system, and the most senior by date of founding.
6.6 km · state university in Albany, New York · Wikipedia - 04Diocese of Albany
The Diocese of Albany is a diocese of the Catholic Church in eastern New York in the United States. Its mother church is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany.
200 m · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States · Wikipedia - 05Fort Orange
Fort Orange was the first permanent Dutch settlement in New Netherland; the present-day city and state capital Albany, New York developed near this site. It was built in 1624 as a replacement for Fort Nassau, which had been built on nearby Castle Island and served as a trading post until 1617 or 1618, when it was abandoned due to frequent flooding.
1 km · fort in New Netherland (now Albany, New York) · Wikipedia - 06MVP Arena
MVP Arena is an indoor arena located in Albany, New York. It is configurable and can accommodate from 6,000 to 17,500 people, with a maximum seating capacity of 15,500 for sporting events.
500 m · Indoor arena located in Albany, New York · Wikipedia - 07Dudley Observatory
Dudley Observatory is an astronomical education non-profit located since 2019 in Loudonville, New York and is the oldest non-academic institution of astronomical research in America. It was formerly located in Albany, New York and Schenectady and was once a working observatory.
7.5 km · observatory · Wikipedia - 08New York State Library
The New York State Library is a research library in Albany, New York, United States. It was established in 1818 to serve the state government of New York and is part of the New York State Education Department.
600 m · library in Albany, New York · Wikipedia - 09Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic church near the Mansion District in Albany, New York in the United States. Built in the period of the 1848–1852, it is the mother church of the Diocese of Albany.
600 m · historic cathedral in Albany, New York, United States · Wikipedia - 10New York State Museum
The New York State Museum is a research-backed institution in Albany, New York, United States. It is located on Madison Avenue, attached to the south side of the Empire State Plaza, facing onto the plaza and towards the New York State Capitol.
600 m · state museum of natural history, anthropology, and history in New York, United States · Wikipedia
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Getting to Albany
- Airports
- Albany (ALB), 11 km · Bradley (BDL), 118 km · Syracuse Hancock (SYR), 198 km
- Stations
- Albany–Rensselaer, 1.8 km
- Hartford → Albany132 km · quickest by road, 2h 53m · $14–20
- New York → Albany217 km · quickest by road, 3h 52m · $19–27
- Syracuse → Albany200 km · quickest by road, 3h 39m · $18–25
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Albany
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Albany. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextVisitors to the Albany area should consider day trips to destinations in the Berkshires of western Mass., including Tanglewood, Mass MoCA, and the Clark Art Institute.
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Next door to Albany
- Watervlietcity in New York, USA9.1 km
- Rensselaercity in New York, USA2 km
- Loudonvillehuman settlement in New York, United States of America5.8 km
- Roesslevillehuman settlement in New York, United States of America6.3 km
- West Albanyhuman settlement in New York, United States of America4.4 km
- McKownvillehuman settlement in New York, United States of America6.9 km