Saratoga Springs Travel Information
And they’re off ... to Saratoga Springs, that is, home to
world-class thoroughbred horse racing. If you want to visit during
August, be sure to book your hotel early, because tourists from all
over the world will be swarming in to bet at the Saratoga Race Course.
This is the oldest continuously-operating horse track in the nation
and rightfully famous. Even if you’re not betting, the races are
glorious to watch. Horses aren’t the only reason people gather
to Saratoga Springs. Saratoga’s Broadway is crowded with boutiques and
bistros, an attractive walk-through, and for the night-time groove,
the Springs has nightclubs. Yadoo and Skidmore College hosts writers’
conferences and retreats and you can watch the New York Ballet at the
Saratoga Performing Arts Center. But what about the springs?
Surely Saratoga Springs must derive its name from something. It does,
of course. The Saratoga Spa State Park is all winding paths and
mineral springs and the London Bathhouse gives visitors a chance to
actually relax in the water of those springs. Horses, shopping,
natural beauty, and the creative arts . . . and also architecture.
Over 400 historic homes line the streets between Lake and Union
Avenue. You’ll see mansions of Gothic and Victorian splendor as well
as far more modest homes, a kind of cross-section of the past.
You’ll find Saratoga Springs mid-way between Albany and Lake
George Village on I-87, Exits 13-15. For more information on Saratoga
Springs, look at the navigational sidebar on the left side of the
page.
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