Family-Friendly Fun: Albany County is a Playground for the Whole Family
Kids love to stretch their imagination, adventure outdoors and spend time with their family.
Albany County is jam-packed with family-friendly activities that will create unforgettable memories. Explore these attractions in and around Albany County for kids of all ages!
- Take your kids out to the ballgame! Cheer on the Tri-City ValleyCats at the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium. Enjoy a baseball frank and stick around for the fireworks display.
- Discover, explore, and imagine the world of science through hands-on programming and interactive exhibits at the Children’s Museum of Science and Technology (CMOST).
- All-aboard the USS Slater, the only World War II destroyed left afloat in the United States, to see, hear, smell and touch objects used by the brave men who lived on board the ship.
- Piece together a giant puzzle of a mastodon skeleton, examine fossils, gaze through a microscope, and more at the New York State Museum’s Discovery Place.
- Explore the Albany Pine Bush Preserve to catch a glimpse of the endangered Karner blue butterfly, or experience interactive exhibits at the Discovery Center.
- At Crossgates Mall, strike up some fun at the bowling alley in Lucky Strike Social, or try your luck with arcade games in Dave & Buster’s.
- Learn about the night sky at an out-of-this-world star show, or discover hands-on fun with science toys at the Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci).
Click the link below to start planning your family-friendly adventure.
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Tri-City ValleyCats
Joe Bruno Stadium, 80 Vandenburgh Ave
Troy, NY 12181
(518) 629-2287
USS Slater DE766
1 Quay St, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Street
Albany, NY 12202
(518) 431-1943
New York State Museum
222 Madison Ave., 222 Madison Avenue, Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12230
(518) 474-5877
Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
195 New Karner Rd, Suite # 1
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 456-0655
Crossgates
1 Crossgates Mall Rd, Mall Office - 3rd floor
Albany, NY 12203
(518) 869-3522
Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci)
15 Nott Terrace Heights
Schenectady, NY 12308
(518) 382-7890

















