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Great Things to do and see During your visit to Saratoga Springs, New York.
Creative Sparks Ceramic Studio
Creative Sparks is a paint-your-own pottery studio for all ages and art abilities. Choose a piece of premade bisque pottery, design and paint it then leave it to be kiln fired for pick-up or shipping a week later. They offer plates, mugs, tiles, serving pieces, light switch plates, vases, animal figurines and more.
The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College
The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery fosters interdisciplinary thinking and studying, to invite active and collaborative learning and to awaken the community to the richness and diversity of the human experience through the medium of art.
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC)
SPAC hosts the finest ballet and orchestra in an acoustically ideal Amphitheatre in the heart of Spa State Park; presents superior chamber, jazz, rock and pop music, opera, drama, Pre-Performance Talks, and Saratoga Wine & Food Festival; and oversees the National Museum of Dance.
Yaddo Park
Guided tours of century old rose and rock gardens. Gardens open to the public dawn to dusk. Pools to look at and a woodsy trail to enjoy.
Lakes To Locks Passage
Lakes to Locks Passage takes you through a spectacular landscape laden with history. Find your way through four story-filled regions that connect New York's historic waters of Lake Champlain and Lake George with the Champlain Canal and Hudson River to the south and the Chambly Canal to the Richelieu and St. Lawrence Rivers of Quebec to the north.
Saratoga Race Track
July 28-Sept.6, post time 1 PM, no racing on Tuesdays. Back stretch tours available. Come for breakfast and watch the horses exercise, playground and picnic while watching the races.
Saratoga National Golf Club
Offering world-class daily fee golf and dining. Experience the natural beauty of rustic limestone walls, 24 wetland bridges and tall fescue grasses against the backdrop of our majestic stone clubhouse and lush green fairways. Call for starting times or information about our banquet offerings. Located only two miles from Saratoga Race Course on Union Avenue, east of the Northway.
McGregor Links Country Club
Private, Championship golf course with pro-shop and restaurant. McGregor is located in the town of Wilton just a few miles north of Saratoga Springs. Our dining facilities offer a mix of elegance and comfort for both our members and the public.
Saratoga Spa Championship & Executive Golf
Located in Saratoga Spa State Park, the courses are set in a pine forest. Challenge yourself with up to 7,100 yards of championship golf or relax on the executive nine. Pro-shop, restaurant, all grass driving range, professional instruction available.
Saratoga Farmers' Market
Locally grown produce and homemade items, each Wed. & Sat. May-Oct.
Saratoga Polo
June-Sept.Matches generally held 4 nights a week, 5:30 PM at Lodge Field or Whitney Field. Picnic with your family and friends while watching fast paced polo horses and expert players.
Saratoga Outdoor Center
Kayak rentals, Mexican Cantina, Outdoor BBQ and Marina.
West Mountain
Skiing, snowboarding, tubing park. Lessons available. West Mountain offers special nite skiing with reduced ticket prices
Saratoga County Fair
The Saratoga County Fair and other events held at the fairgrounds throught the year.
Saratoga Film Forum
Showing quality films in downtown Saratoga Springs.
Historical Society of Saratoga Springs
Local history museum & gift shop in an 1870's gambling casino.
The Children's Museum at Saratoga
An interactive museum for children ages 0-9, featuring hand-on exhibits, special events & workshops.
Symmetry
Large collection of American contemporary blown glass.
Gallery 100
A retail & commercial Fine Arts Gallery featuring artists, painters, sculptors, ceramicists, & print makers.
National Museum of Dance & Hall of Fame
Museum solely dedicated to American professional dance featuring the permanent exhibition of Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Hall of Fame, which recognizes those who have influenced America's dance heritage.
Crystal Spa
Revive mind, body and spirit through a variety of relaxing and invigorating treatments including Aromatherapy Sauna, Crystal Facial, Sea Clay Body Wrap and Honey Almond Scrub.
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
History of Thoroughbred racing is told through a superb collection of equine art, trophies of past wins, magnificent silks and racing memorabilia.
Caffe Lena
Dating back to 1960, this now smoke- and drink-free coffeehouse, internationally known for its acoustic music, has been graced by notables like Bob Dylan and Arlo Guthrie in the early years and recently by annual regulars like Odetta and Dave Van Ronk. This popular spot features folk, blues, traditional and jazz music, as well as storytelling, poetry and theater.
The Saratoga Automobile Museum
Lookng for a unique setting for your next special event? Select the beautiful Saratoga Auto Museum, in the Saratoga Spa State Park, located in Saratoga Springs, NY. Enjoy a glimpse of the past and view a celebration of auomotive history with us in the new renovated and renowned, former Saratoga Spa Bottling Plant at 110 Avenue of the Pines. Imagine your guests arriving, greeting, dining, and dancing amid a spectaculare collection of automobiles, housed on two floors of the restored Saratoga Spa Bottling plant, built in 1935 by Franklin Roosevelt's WPA Program staff. Admission and non-fund raising events are FREE for Members of the Museum. Regular admission rates apply to the general public. Adults: $7 Seniors: $5 Students: $3.50 Children under 6 are free
Petrified Sea Gardens
Both a natural and historic national landmark, this scenic park has close to an acre of 500-million-year-old fossil formations, called Stromatolites, discovered in the 1920s.
Saratoga Gaming And Raceway
Harness racing humbly defines itself as the “sport of the people”. It has a rural feel to it, a game that is still played at county fairs throughout the country. The raceway is still considered by many to be the most beautiful half-mile track in the country.
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