Thacher State Park is situated along the Helderberg Escarpment, one of the richest fossil-bearing formations in the world. The park provides a marvelous panorama of the Hudson-Mohawk Valleys and the Adirondack and Green Mountains. Thacher has volleyball courts, playgrounds, ball fields and numerous picnic areas with nine reservable shelters. Interpretive programs are offered year-round, including guided tours of the famous Indian Ladder Trail. There are over 25 additional miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking, winter cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling.

Indian Ladder Farms Cidery & Brewery (ILFCB) is located on Indian Ladder Farms, a popular apple orchard and farm market located in Altamont, New York. ILFCB produces hard cider and beer using crops such as apples, pears, berries and pumpkins as well as hops and malting barley grown on Indian Ladder and other local farms. ILFCB’s on-farm tasting room is open to the public for beer and hard cider by the glass as well as growler-fills, crowlers, and 4-packs.

Founded in 1791, the Albany Institute of History & Art is one of the oldest museums in the United States. The Institute’s museum and library holdings form the best collections in the United States documenting the life and culture of the Upper Hudson Valley region from the late seventeenth century to the present day, and the Institute is famous for its significant Hudson River school paintings