Downtown Albany History Tour

Know your Albany downtown history? Need to brush up or learn some fun facts and amusing Albany anecdotes? We have the tour for you!

On this guided walking tour join Historic Albany Foundation President, Matt Malette, for a Downtown History, 101 of sorts, exploring the building and stories of Pearl Street. 

Stories include: the first official basketball game in history, the creation of Pine Street, the once tallest building in Albany, Clinton Square's beginnings, the oldest house in Albany before the current oldest house in Albany, and Aaron Burr to name a few...

Meeting Place: Outside Palace Theatre, 9 Clinton Ave, Albany, NY 12207