Tour the Capital of the Empire State - Beautiful Mountains and Landmarks Await
See the city that was built on the banks of the river bearing the name of its discoverer, Henry Hudson, who used the area as a stopping place when he was sailing his ship, The Half Moon, as he loked for a Northwest Passage to the Orient.
Your tour group will see what remains of a fur trading post called Fort Orange that was established as one of the first settlements until 1688 when the city was granted a city charter and renamed for the Duke of Albany.
You will visit The Capitol, with its grand staircase and breathtaking exterior, is the seat of New York State government. This stunning building is built from native stone and took more than 30 years to build and went through five different architects. In 1899 Theodore Roosevelt, who was the Governor of Albany at the time lost his patience with the entire project and demanded it finished.
In the 1970s another Albany Governor, one Nelson Rockefeller, left his mark on the State Capital by building the outstanding and ornate Empire State Plaza and re-designed downtown Albany to create one of the most modern government centers in the Nation.
Rockefeller stated his ambition was to make Albany the country's most beautiful capital city. Also at the capital your tour group will see the modern art collection amassed by Nelson Rockefeller in the name of the people of Albany and it has become one of the largest and publicly owned and displayed collections of artworks in the Country.
The New York State Museum is another stop along the way for your one day tour of Albany. This large museum with a classically designed exterior holds a massive collection of artifacts and is the largest museum of its kind in the country. This huge facility holds and tells the history of New York State both natural and cultural displays play out the changes that have occurred for New York over the years.
There are several permanent art galleries, one of the newest installations is "The World Trade Center: Rescue, Recovery Response," was the first major museum exhibit of artifacts from the September 11, 2001 tragedy. This exhibition documents the 24-hour aftermath of the disaster. You will be able to view many artifacts from the scene such as giant fragments of the towers, a destroyed fire engine which was one of the first on the scene, and the stunning video shot by two French brothers.
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