TROY NY

A little town with a lot of charm

Trip 101's list of the best things to do in Troy, New York, one of the most picturesque small towns in the United States.

Credit: @troyinnovation Updated 6/4/24 Troy sometimes gets overlooked as a suburb of Albany (just 20 minutes up and across the Hudson River from the capital), but it has come into its own in recent years as enterprising newcomers aim to put this city of 50,000 on the map. A former steel and textile manufacturing center, Troy once produced detachable collars for men’s shirts, thus you’ll see the nickname “Collar City” around town. At the peak of the Industrial Revolution in the late 1800s…

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Discover the top 86 free things to do in Troy, NY - including free activities, attractions and entertainment, ranked by 25,529 user reviews!

You can get an idea of the history of a place from books and museums, but it takes on a different flavor when you talk about it with someone who has lived there for a long time. Older people can have a different sense of the same place because of

Explore fun things to do in Troy NY, the revitalized Upstate New York city where the Gilded Age was filmed.

The term "red light district" is believed to have first appeared in print in Ohio in 1894.

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July where ever you celebrated. Matt and I decided to road trip a little bit and started off visiting his family upstate where we then headed to Troy for the day. This was a...

Despite what others may tell you, the Big Apple isn't New York's only amazing city that's worth visiting. Here's why you won't want to overlook Troy!