Historical Sites
From the French & Indian Wars to the American Revolution to the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics, there’s a lot of history to explore in the ADK.
Find the Best Historical Sites in the Adirondacks
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Explore the Saranac Laboratory Museum and its significant impact on finding a worldwide cure for Tuberculosis.
Telling the story of an essential chapter in American history in the Adirondacks and beyond.
Shining a spotlight on the grandeur of the Adirondack Great Camps and the genius of William West Durant.
Experience the Adirondacks through immersive experiences, an incredible collection of artifacts and a beautiful campus overlooking Blue Mountain Lake.
The home and final resting place of the famous anti-slavery crusader is near Lake Placid.
Take a journey through history and beauty in the Adirondacks on the Whiteface Veterans’ Memorial Highway.
This week’s “Where in the ADK?” contest takes us to the Western edge of the Central Adirondack Park. Do you know where in the ADK?
Visit the places where the Morgans, Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, and Whitneys played in the upstate New York wilderness.
Get hip to this timely tip: a unique stop in the Central Adirondacks.
Visit the exquisite charm of Saranac Lake’s Adirondack Carousel.
Step onto the ice and skate where the greats achieved’s Adirondack Park.
The first First Lady to ride with the Olympic bobsled team? It happened in the Adirondacks.
Lake George, one of the Adirondacks’ favorite playgrounds, has a spooky and supernatural side, too.
Row your boat over to Valcour Island near Plattsburgh to visit Bluff Point LIghthouse, Lake Champlain’s last lighthouse.
This site is listed as a National Historic Landmark, and I almost demolished it when I was a toddler.
Do you know where in the ADK?
Experience an authentic North Country RR depot and a significant site in American History.
Anne LaBastille was a trail-blazing environmentalist, conservationist and author who lived and worked in the Adirondacks. LaBastille wrote the acclaimed book series, “Woodswoman,” in her 12 x 12 cabin on Twitchell Lake.
This week’s “Where in the ADK?” is part of a global, centuries-old tradition.
A former lighthouse is now a tribute to emplorer Samuel de Champlain.
Stay at a historic and charming Great Camp compound in the Tri-Lakes and High Peaks region once known as the Summer White House.
Visit a pivotal landmark in the French and Indian Wars and the backdrop for The Last of the Mohicans.
Did you know the site of America’s “first victory” in the Revolutionary War was in the Adirondack Park?
Visit Cooper’s Cave in Glens Falls to see the inspiration for the great American novel, “Last of the Mohican’s.”
Hike, snowshoe, bike or x-country ski to Great Camp Santanon, an outstanding example of Adirondack rustic architecture.
Visit the Gilded Age private playground of one of America’s wealthiest families.