What a great place to visit in Albany New York, A great little trinket shop, Great musem area awesome ambiance. A perfect place to see some history. We love you Subbie and staff...
It's not big but enough to inform and enjoy. Also has display space used for changing exhibits. Staff is very nice and very helpful! Pretty place to enjoy old Albany.
Cleaner than most rest stops. A little bit of everything, and the prices were not too bad. There is a good variety here; something for everyone.
Nicely laid out, very informative and friendly welcoming Staff. I had no idea of USS Albany with its long history, the gift shop was nicely set out and we will go again.
Nice place to get an overview of the city and history. Always friendly people here. Full of interesting displays and free information.
Our tour guide Peter was a savior to our ever failing plans during our reunion. The Brown Coach company sent an driver whom didn't know Albany, with a false itinerary. We finally got to Peter half an hour late and he gave us the best tour in the amount of time he had left. He actually had a tad more time because Brown Coach forgot that the annual soapbox derby was going on where we needed to park to see the sights and take a group photo. Peter took us to a spot that worked for us. He then took us back to the visitors center and tried to get us free into the astronomy show, but just missed it. We were able to look around at the, museum and gift shop for anything that their representative, Subhash Modasra, hadn't brought us already. "Subbie" was excellent to have around and is very professional.
The visitors center has a small gallery to explore as well as a memorial room for the USS Albany. The complex also includes one of Albany's first residences that has been converted to a pub.
We were visiting friends and family in Albany for three days and were encouraged by my brother in law to go to the Visitors Centre. We were very glad we did as I found it so interesting. I was born in Albany and my parents had lived their whole lives in the area so I was familiar with much of the history. I was most impressed with the way the different historical eras were presented. The walk through area gave the highlights with just enough detail to be really informative and really interesting. There is also an excellent gift shop where my daughter and I bought a number of very high quality and unique gifts to take back to Australia. I also enjoyed seeing the Quackenbush House next door as I found I have that name in my family tree. Looking forward to putting the pieces together! I plan to come back to spend more time here the next time I am in Albany.
Thanks to Pat for going out of her way to find us accommodation when we arrived in Albany. After many tries got a place by the water with magnificent views and a very spacious/clean apartment. Would highly recommend a visit to the information centre
The exhibit about Albany was interesting. The girl on the desk wasn't as well informed as I had hoped.