Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Albany, United States

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 16 sights
Distance 6 km
Ascend 169 m
Descend 118 m

Explore Albany in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Albany

Sight 1: Tanpopo Ramen and Sake Bar

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Tanpopo Ramen and Sake Bar is a historic diner in Albany, New York, built in 1941 and located at 893 Broadway, one of the oldest streets in Albany. Used as a set for the 1987 film Ironweed, which starred Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Wikipedia: Miss Albany Diner (EN)

614 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Church of the Holy Innocents

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The former Church of the Holy Innocents, later known as Church of the Nativity of our Virgin Lady, was originally an Episcopal church located on North Pearl Street in Albany, New York, United States. It and an adjacent chapel were built in the mid-19th century in an early Gothic Revival style designed by Frank Wills. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Wikipedia: Church of the Holy Innocents (Albany, New York) (EN)

651 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Irish American Heritage Museum

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The Irish American Heritage Museum is a museum in Albany, New York. The museum describes their educational mission as "To preserve and tell the story of the contributions of the Irish people and their culture in America, inspiring individuals to examine the importance of their own heritage as part of the American cultural mosaic."

Wikipedia: Irish American Heritage Museum (EN), Website

304 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: United Traction Company Building

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The United Traction Company Building is located on Broadway in Albany, New York, United States. It is a brick building by local architect Marcus T. Reynolds in the Renaissance Revival architectural style, constructed at the end of the 19th century. In 1976 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Four years later it was included as a contributing property when the Downtown Albany Historic District was listed on the Register.

Wikipedia: United Traction Company Building (EN)

79 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Tricentennial Park

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Tricentennial Park is an urban park in Albany, New York built to commemorate that city's three hundredth anniversary as an incorporated city and is the site of several statues and monuments. The park encompasses the entire block bounded by Broadway to the east, Columbia Street to the north, James Street to the west, and Steuben Street to the south. First proposed in 1914 it was built in 1986 as part of the tricentennial celebrations of Albany's incorporation as a city in association with the renovation of the Albany Union Station.

Wikipedia: Tricentennial Park (Albany, New York) (EN)

176 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Young Men's Christian Association Building

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The former Young Men's Christian Association Building in Albany, New York, United States, is located on Pearl Street. It was built in the 1880s in the Romanesque Revival architectural style, with an existing neighboring structure annexed to it and a rear addition built in the 1920s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Two years later, when the Downtown Albany Historic District was designated and listed on the Register, YMCA building was further included as a contributing property.

Wikipedia: YMCA Building (Albany, New York) (EN)

360 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Palace Theatre

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The Palace Theatre is an entertainment venue in downtown Albany, New York, located on the corner of Clinton Avenue and North Pearl Street. The theatre is operated by the Palace Performing Arts Center, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Established in 1984 and incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in 1989, the Palace Performing Arts Center, Inc. was created to operate the theatre and utilize its full potential as a cultural and entertainment center in Albany.

Wikipedia: Palace Theatre (Albany, New York) (EN), Website

393 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: St Mary's Roman Catholic Church

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St. Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic house of worship on Lodge Street in downtown Albany, New York, United States. It is a brick structure with an Italian Romanesque Revival exterior. Built in the 1860s, it is the third church to house the oldest Catholic congregation not only in the city, but in all of upstate New York. In 1977, St. Mary's Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places; it is also a contributing property to the Downtown Albany Historic District, listed several years later.

Wikipedia: St. Mary's Church (Albany, New York) (EN)

101 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: New York State Court of Appeals

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The New York Court of Appeals Building, officially referred to as Court of Appeals Hall, is located at the corner of Eagle and Pine streets in central Albany, New York, United States. It is a stone Greek Revival building built in 1842 from a design by Henry Rector. In 1971 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, one of seven buildings housing a state's highest court currently so recognized. Seven years later it was included as a contributing property when the Lafayette Park Historic District was listed on the Register.

Wikipedia: New York Court of Appeals Building (EN)

76 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Albany City Hall

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Albany City Hall is the seat of government of the city of Albany, New York, United States. It houses the office of the mayor, the Common Council chamber, the city and traffic courts, as well as other city services. The present building was designed by Henry Hobson Richardson in the Romanesque style and opened in 1883 at 24 Eagle Street, between Corning Place and Pine Street. It is a rectangular three-and-a-half-story building with a 202-foot-tall (62 m) tower at its southwest corner. The tower contains one of the few municipal carillons in the country, dedicated in 1927, with 49 bells.

Wikipedia: Albany City Hall (EN)

632 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 11: Empire State Plaza

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The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza is a complex of several state government buildings in downtown Albany, New York.

Wikipedia: Empire State Plaza (EN)

816 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 12: Harmanus Bleecker Library Building

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The former Harmanus Bleecker Library is located at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Dove Street in Albany, New York, United States. It is a brick and stone Classical Revival building constructed in the 1920s. In 1996 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Wikipedia: Harmanus Bleecker Library (EN)

90 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: The University Club of Albany

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The University Club of Albany, New York, was a social club founded in 1901 that closed in 2022. It was most recently housed in a Colonial Revival brick building at the corner of Washington Avenue and Dove Street.

Wikipedia: University Club of Albany (EN)

63 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Albany Institute of History and Art

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The Albany Institute of History & Art (AIHA) is a museum in Albany, New York, United States, "dedicated to collecting, preserving, interpreting and promoting interest in the history, art, and culture of Albany and the Upper Hudson Valley region". It is located on Washington Avenue in downtown Albany. Founded in 1791, it is among the oldest museums in the United States.

Wikipedia: Albany Institute of History & Art (EN), Website, Opening Hours

452 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 15: Washington Avenue Armory Sports and Convention Arena

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The Washington Avenue Armory, officially known as the Washington Avenue Armory Sports and Convention Arena and listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Washington Avenue Armory, is now a multi-purpose arena on the corner of Washington Avenue and Lark Street in downtown Albany, New York. The Armory has a capacity of 4,300 for concerts and conventions and 3,600 for sports events.

Wikipedia: Washington Avenue Armory (EN), Website

1180 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 16: Dana Park

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Dana Park is a small .2-acre (810 m2) urban park in Albany, New York and includes a memorial to James Dana which doubles as Albany's last remaining horse trough. It is located in the Y-intersection caused by Delaware Avenue to the east and Lark Street to the west, with the third leg of the triangle formed by Dana Avenue. Madison Avenue forms a five-point intersection with Lark Street and Delaware Avenue at the eastern end of the park. The park is important to several different neighborhoods, Hudson-Park, Park South, and Lark Street.

Wikipedia: Dana Park (EN)

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