Arindam Paul

If you are visiting or passing through Albany, you must visit here. The interior is very beautiful. Also it is very different exterior compared to other state capitols. As someone who has visited well over 5 state capitols, I wanted to go to the one in Albany because how different it looks.

Remember that at least on weekdays, the last tour maybe at 2 pm. We missed the tour.

This is a must visit if you visit Buffalo or Niagara Falls. This is hidden gem. If Niagara Falls is a tad overhyped, then this place doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. Especially if you love visiting real history, this is one of a kind in North America.

This fort has been held by 3 countries over the last 300 years - by the French, British and the Americans. At least for my wife and I, we loved this much more than Falls.

2-3 hrs is sufficient. The lady at the reception was nice and gave us a mini tour of the place.

This is a hidden gem. It is free (suggested 10 dollar donation). If you are in Syracuse and a history or civil engineering buff, you must come here.

Before there was Hoover Dam, there was the Erie Canal.