The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
The Mid-Atlantic

Stop 5 · Days 115–117

Albany

Albany, NY

New York's capital — a grand 19th-century statehouse and a modernist plaza that looks like the future imagined in 1965.

Where to stay

  • A downtown Albany hotel

    Walkable to the Capitol and Empire State Plaza.

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You gotta eat this

  • An Albany 'mini' hot dog

    The local late-night specialty with meat sauce.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 115Day 115 — The CapitalFull day · 4h 30m planned
  2. 116Day 116 — Free DayFree day
  3. 117Day 117 — South into New JerseyDrive day · 2h 45m drive

What this stop is made of

  • State Capitols
  • Museums & History