| Albany, NY, the capital of New York State is located | | | | stands 589 feet high and is the tallest building in New |
| 135 miles up the Hudson River from New York City. | | | | York State outside New York City. There is also the |
| It has a population of about 96,000, and is located | | | | Legislative Office Building, the Cultural Education |
| slightly south of the juncture of the Hudson and the | | | | Center with the State Library and Museum, the |
| Mohawk rivers. Albany is close to the cities of Troy | | | | Justice Building, and the impressive performing arts |
| and Schenectady, forming what is known as the | | | | center known as "The Egg" around Empire State |
| Capital District, and the whole area should be looked | | | | Plaza. The NY State Museum has exhibits displaying |
| at when considering Albany homes. This area makes | | | | the state�s history and natural heritage as well as |
| up the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Area | | | | art exhibits. The museum is free. The historic Palace |
| with a population of 850,000. | | | | Theatre is a pre-World War II, ornate movie house |
| Albany has been the capital of New York State since | | | | that has recently been rehabilitated and now is the |
| 1797. Much of Albany�s importance derives from | | | | venue for medium sized, that is, up to 2,800 seat |
| its location along the Hudson River, and its later | | | | concerts and performances. |
| connections through railroads and the Erie Canal. In | | | | For some exciting sports fun, there is the |
| 1807, Robert Fulton started a steamboat line from | | | | Albany-Saratoga Speedway in Malta, New York. |
| New York City to Albany. On October 26, 1825 the | | | | There are hockey, football and basketball games at |
| Erie Canal was completed, forming a canal and river | | | | the Pepsi Arena, baseball at nearby Heritage Park or |
| route from the Lake Erie to New York City. The | | | | the thoroughbred racetrack at Saratoga in the warm |
| Mohawk and Hudson Railroad between Albany and | | | | weather months. |
| Schenectady, New York opened on September 24, | | | | Albany is also a college town in a major way, home |
| 1831 and later became part of the New York Central | | | | of one of the four big State University campuses of |
| Railroad. Albany is still a transit hub between Montreal, | | | | New York, SUNY-Albany with over 16,000 |
| Canada to the north, Worcester and Boston Mass. to | | | | undergraduate and graduate students. Just a cab ride |
| the east, New York City to the south and Buffalo | | | | away from downtown is Rensselaer Polytechnic |
| and the Great Lakes to the west. | | | | Institute in Troy, NY. It is known as a top |
| Between 1965 and 1978, the Empire State Plaza was | | | | engineering, science and technology school. It has |
| constructed in Albany's Midtown, west of Downtown | | | | over 7,000 students and has occupied its campus |
| and south of the Capitol building, now named after | | | | since 1824 with its own share of ornate historic |
| Governor Nelson Rockefeller. The Corning Tower | | | | landmark buildings. |