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Visit These Museums and Historic Sites in the Adirondacks

The Adirondacks offer a wide variety of cultural and historic sites in the Adirondacks. Explore everything there is to discover. 

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Old Forge, NY
View presents national and regional art exhibitions, performances and workshops for all ages.
Adirondack Artists' Guild
Saranac Lake, NY
The Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery features the work of local artists practicing in a variety of mediums, new exhibitions each month, and the opportunity to meet some of the artists themselves while visiting the gallery.
Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society
Lake Placid, NY
The Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society has operated The History Museum in the historic Lake Placid Railroad Station since 1967. The Museum reveals the rich and unique history of the Village of Lake Placid and the Town of North Elba.
Pulp Mill Museum
Lake Luzerne, NY
Museum of industrial machinery, photos. Houses the first American made grinding machine made by Bagley & Sewell of Watertown.
World Awareness Children's Museum
Glens Falls, NY
Sharing the wonders of the world's diverse cultures with your children through interactive exhibitions, multicultural programming, and events. Visit and enjoy stories, play games, shop and more.
7444 Gallery
Saranac Lake, NY
Visit 7444 Gallery, a former industrial site, now houses a variety of local artists.
Historical Sites & State Markers in the Lake George Region
Lake George, NY
A free booklet of driving tours of Warren County Historical Markers is available from the Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Ticonderoga Heritage Museum
Ticonderoga, NY
International Paper and American Graphite displays.
Tim Fortune: Small Fortune Studio
Saranac Lake, NY
The Small Fortune Studio features Oil Painting of the Adirondacks by Tim Fortune.
Georgeanne Gaffney Studio & Gallery
Saranac Lake, NY
Georgeanne Gaffney Studio & Gallery hosts fine art designed by Gaffney herself.
Depot Theatre
Westport, NY
Enjoy Broadway shows in friendly and relaxed Adirondack style. The Depot Theatre is a professional Equity theatre in a charming historic train station a stone's throw from Lake Champlain and steps from the mountains.
Stony Creek District 4 Schoolhouse Museum
Stony Creek, NY
History of life and industry in historic home in Stony Creek.
Schoolhouse Museum
Lake Luzerne, NY
Old schoolhouse from early days of Lake Luzerne. Antique furniture, desks, school bell.
Clifton West Museum
Hague, NY
History of Hague, the once booming town of Graphite and the mining operation. Gallery and museum featuring local Adirondack artists.
BluSeed Studios
Saranac Lake, NY
BluSeed Studios provides a project space where artists have the opportunity to experiment, diverge, exhibit and perform; to move ideas and aesthetics forward; and to share this diversity with the community.